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Collection Number: 01669

Collection Title: John A. Hooper Letters, 1863-1865.

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Abstract MICROFILM ONLY. John Hooper was the son of Benjamin and Pamela Hooper of Buckingham County, Virginia. He served as major in the Commissary Department, Walthall's Brigade, during the period of his correspondence, June 1863-April 1865, with Irene Hicks, who became his wife in 1864. Mainly letters from John Hooper to his friend, Irene Hicks of Holly Springs, Miss., who in the course of the correspondence became his fiancee and wife. The letters reveal the manner of their courtship and Hooper's proposal. The letters are also a very rich source of information on the life and thoughts of a Southern officer, containing Hooper's observations and reflections during Sherman's drive through Georgia.
Creator Hooper, John A.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the John A. Hooper Letters, #1669, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Location of Originals
Originals returned to private owner in 1951.
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Sensitive Materials Statement
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Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

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MICROFILM ONLY. John Hooper was the son of Benjamin and Pamela Hooper of Buckingham County, Virginia. He served as major in the Commissary Department, Walthall's Brigade, during the period of his correspondence, June 1863-April 1865, with Irene Hicks, who became his wife in 1864.

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Mainly letters from John Hooper to his friend, Irene Hicks of Holly Springs, Miss., who in the course of the correspondence became his fiancee and wife. The letters reveal the manner of their courtship and Hooper's proposal. The letters are also a very rich source of information on the life and thoughts of a Southern officer, containing Hooper's observations and reflections during Sherman's drive through Georgia.

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Reel M-1669/1

Microfilm

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