Summary
Rufus Brooks Mann (1832-1902), educator, Texas Ranger, and Confederate soldier, was born in North Carolina in 1832. His papers contain correspondence between Mann and his wife and personal documents.
Biographical Note
Rufus Brooks Mann (1832-1902), educator, Texas Ranger, and Confederate soldier, was born in North Carolina in 1832. Mann graduated from the University of North Carolina and in 1859-1860 he moved to Mt. Vernon, Texas where he served as head of the Franklin Academy. In 1861, Mann married Mollie (Mary Eudora) Fanning (1839-1893).
Mann joined the Titus County Mount Vernon Grays, 8th Brigade of the Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers. He was mustered into service in the Confederate States Army in 1862. He was stationed at Camp Lubbock, Texas and saw action in Arkansas.
Scope and Content
Mann joined the Titus County Mount Vernon Grays, 8th Brigade of the Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers. He was mustered into service in the Confederate States Army in 1862. He was stationed at Camp Lubbock, Texas and saw action in Arkansas.
The Rufus Brooks Mann Civil War Letters, 1862-1869, contain correspondence between Mann and his wife and personal documents. The bulk of the letters were written by Mann's wife, Mary Eudora "Mollie" Fanning Mann, from Mt. Vernon, Texas to Mann in the field during the Civil War. Topics cover daily events at Mt. Vernon during the Civil War. Also included are a letter from Rufus to Mollie, Rufus’s temporary discharge and Baccalaureate diploma, an invitation to a commencement ball, and Rufus Mann’s local correspondence at Mt. Vernon.
Date
ca. 1860's
Extent
0.02 Linear feet (16 documents)
Language
English
Arrangement
The letters are arranged chronologically.
Preferred Citation
Rufus Brooks Mann Papers (RBP). Archives and Records Program, Texas General Land Office, Austin.
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