John M. Godown Papers
Scope and Contents
Included in the papers are diaries, letters, and 25 photographs; also included are letters of several generals and high ranking officers of the American Civil War; Godown's diary is dated 1853-1861; his letters are dated 1861-1865; General Henry Lawton's letters are dated 1886-1899; and the family photographs are dated 1873-1935.
Dates
- Creation: 1849 - 1935
Creator
- Godown, John M. (Correspondent, Person)
- Lawton, H. W. (Henry W.) (Correspondent, Person)
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Biographical/Historical Information
John Godown was an 1849 graduate of Washington College. He served in the Union army during the American Civil War under Generals Grant and Sherman and was a member of the Indiana Infantry, 12th Regiment.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. P. R. Batista.
Source
- Batista, P. R., Mrs. (Person)
Genre / Form
Temporal
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the John M. Godown Papers 1849-1935
- Author
- Lisa McCown
- Date
- © 2002 By Washingtonand Lee University
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Script of description
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- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish
- Sponsor
- Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository