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Preferred Citation

John C. Breckinridge documents, 1861-1873. MS 0370. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) was a Major General with the Confederate States Army and the Confederate Secretary of War.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of seven documents related to John C. Breckinridge. Items include one military dispatch (October 1862), financial receipts, and a list of names with addresses. Receipts are labeled "contents of J. C. Breckinridge's purse."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Dispatches
• Receipts (financial records)
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865