Pendleton, Alexander Swift
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1840 - 1864
Biography
A.B., W&L, 1857. Assistant (professor) of mathematics and Latin, W&L, 1855-58. Lieutenant col. and adj.-general, second corps and army, northern Virginia. See W.G. Bean, Stonewall's Man: Sandie Pendleton, 1959.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ellinor Porcher Gadsden Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0189
Scope and Contents
This collection came from the estate of Ellinor Gadsden in 1985. Highlights of the collection include the letters of Alexander Swift(Sandie) Pendleton, a Washington College graduate who was a top aide to Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson during the American Civil War. These approximately 70 letters were a major source for the book. Sandie was the uncle of the Gadsden sisters. Included in the collection are also a few items of Gen. William Nelson Pendleton who was Robert E. Lee's friend and...
Dates:
Inclusive 1839-1975
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Civil War manuscript collection
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0785
Content Description
This collection consists of original manuscript materials, documents, and ephemera related to the Paxton family of Rockbridge County, Virginia and the American Civil War.
Dates:
circa 1852-1887, 1930