Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-564
Created by: Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Volume: 1.0 Folders
Acquired:
11/24/2014.
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Biographical Note for Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880 : James Alexander Seddon was born on July 13, 1815 in Falmouth, Virginia. He was a lawyer and politician, serving in the United States Congress from 1845 to 1847, and again from 1849 to 1851. Seddon married Sarah Bruce on December 23, 1845 in Richmond, Virginia. During the Civil War, Jefferson Davis appointed him Secretary of War for the Confederacy. Seddon died on August 19, 1880 in Goochland, Virginia and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Confederate States of America. War Department
Richmond (Va.)
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Trenholm, George Alfred, 1845-1899
Genres/Forms of Material
Correspondence
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Unknown
PreferredCitation: James A. Seddon Letter, MSS 0000-564, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.