John Henry Caldwell (1826-1902) was a prominent member of Jacksonville, Alabama society -- a teacher, attorney, newspaper editor, lieutenant colonel during the Civil War, trustee for the University of Alabama, member of the Alabama House of Representatives, and United States Congressman.
The bulk of the materials in this collection are made up of personal correspondence dating from 1848-1912, written by and concerning Caldwell, his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, their children and immediate family and friends. Later generations of the family added in correspondence and genealogical research-related items in the 1930s-1960s, and an incomplete genealogical study was compiled in 1991.
Transcripts for the items are included to enhance accessibility. The original items are housed in the Library's Alabama Gallery Special Collections. More information is available in the Caldwell Papers Finding Aid.
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Document | Confederate States of America $10 note, September 1861
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America $10 note, No. 21364, issued Richmond, Virginia, September 2, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, September 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Camp Bristol, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing sickness in the camp and losses in Capt. Truss, Woodruff, Woodward, and Forney’s troops due to illness, September 17, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, September 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Centreville, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, describing the 10th Alabama’s movement towards the front lines, September 25, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, October 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Centreville, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, thanking her for gifts of supplies, October 19, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, November 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Centreville, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, November 17, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, November 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter [partial] from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Centreville, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, November 22, 1861.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, December 1861
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Centreville, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, December 7, 1861.
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Document | Receipt from Abner McAdams to John Henry Caldwell, December 1861
Abner McAdams
Receipt for $22 from Abner McAdams to John Henry Caldwell for paying in full his account with Thomas T. McAdams, December 14, 1861.
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Document | General Orders No. 7, Army of Mobile, February 1862
D.E. Huger
General Orders No. 7, Army of Mobile, Brigadier General Withers, signed by Capt. A.A. D.E. Huger, February 14, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, March 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Orange County Court House, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, March 22, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, April 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Yorktown, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding the occupation of Huntsville, Alabama and P.G.T. Beauregard’s military successes, April 24, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, April 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at camp near Yorktown, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding the capture of New Orleans, as well as a battle on April 16, April 28, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, May 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding the capture of Williamsburg, injury and capture of Henry Forney, and impending battle for Richmond, May 20, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, May/June 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter [partial] from John Henry Caldwell [at Richmond, Virginia] to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, discussing Union women’s sympathy towards Confederate prisoners [May/June 1862].
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, June 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding skirmishes on the city outskirts, and camp along the Chickahominy River, June 8, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, July 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding his feelings about the war, July 20, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, August 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding building earthworks against George McClellan’s second advance on Richmond, August 3, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, August 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near Richmond, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, August 10, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, August 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near the Upper Rappahannock River, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding Union troops’ looting and burning local homes, August 26, 1862.
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Correspondence | Telegram from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, August/September 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Telegram from John Henry Caldwell at Richmond, VA to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell at Jacksonville, AL, notifying her that he is safe and the Confederate victory at the Battle of Second Manassas [August/September 1862].
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, October 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter [partial] from John Henry Caldwell [near Winchester] Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, October 6/October 7, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, November 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near Culpeper, Virginia to his wife, Mary Caldwell, regarding scarcity of provisions at home in Jacksonville, Alabama and their high costs, November 9, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, November 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near Culpeper, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, November 17, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Mary Caldwell, December 1862
John Henry Caldwell
Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near Fredericksburg, Virginia to his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, regarding Ambrose Burnside’s force and the death of Captain Whatley at Sharpsburg, December 2, 1862.
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Correspondence | Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell to Walter Caldwell, December 1862
John Henry Caldwell
(1) Civil War letter from John Henry Caldwell near Fredericksburg, Virginia to his son, Walter Caldwell, regarding a recent snowstorm and the lack of any action by the Union forces, December 9, 1862 (2) Envelope addressed to Master Walter Caldwell.