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Parker, William Harwar

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1826 - 1896

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Hanson Fleming Diary

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0073
Scope and Contents

His diary describes Fleming's flight to Augusta, Ga. after the fall of Richmond, guarding the specie of the Confederate treasury. There is also a furlough permit, May 2, 1865, signed by Commandant William H. Parker.

Dates: Inclusive Mar. 28-May 16, 1865

William H. Parker to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-26

 Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000003981], Folder: 25
Abstract

William Harwar Parker, a U.S. Navy and C.S. Navy veteran and later U.S. Minister to Korea, wrote to Lee to apply for the professorship position of practical astronomy at Washington College.

Dates: 1865-12-26

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Subject
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) 1
Diaries 1
Georgia -- Augusta 1
Military operations, Naval 1
Personal narratives 1
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Treasury bills 1
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