Thomas L. Snead Papers, 1861-1890

<P>Thomas Loundes Snead was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1828. He moved to St. Louis in 1851, where he practiced law and became publisher of the <I>St. Louis Bulletin</I>. He served as assistant adjutant general in the Missouri State Guard with the rank of colonel, and subsequently served as assistant adjutant general in the Confederate States Army. In May 1864 he was elected to the Confederate Congress. After the war he moved to New York City, where he became editor of the <I>New York Daily News</I>. In 1886, he published <I>The Fight for Missouri: From the Election of Lincoln to the Death of Lyon</I>. He died in New York in 1890.</P>

<P>The collection consists primarily of materials gathered by Snead for an intended second volume of <I>The Fight for Missouri</I>, which was never published. Contains postwar correspondence mostly from Confederate officers to Snead in response to his requests for information regarding their wartime activities. Correspondents include D.A. Armstrong, Joseph Boyce, Basil W. Duke, John R. Gratiot, Colton Greene, James Harding, Thomas A. Harris, R. Holcomb, Dr. C. Hunter, Charles P. Hyde, Horatio M. Jones, John S. Marmaduke, Dabney H. Maury, Celsus Price, Thomas C. Reynolds, J[ohn] F. Snyder, E. Stickman, and W.E. Woodruff. Subjects discussed include Confederate military operations and affairs in Missouri and elsewhere, and accounts of the following battles: Boonville, Missouri; Corinth; Hatchie Bridge; Iuka; Pea Ridge; and Wilson's Creek. Collection also contains notes, newspaper clippings, chronologies, biographies, and manuscripts including: undated memoirs of Major R[obert] R. Hutchinson titled "Missourians East of the Mississippi River" (51 pages); undated manuscript titled "Acts and Deeds of Colonel Burbridge's Regiments" (29 pages); and undated manuscript titled "Missouri and Arkansas from Elkhorn to the End" (59 pages).</P>

<P>Finding aid available.</P>

<P>3 boxes</P>

<P>Cite as: Thomas L. Snead Papers, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

托马斯·L·斯内德1828年出生于弗吉尼亚州的里士满。1851年，他迁至圣路易斯，在那里从事法律实践并成为《圣路易斯公报》的出版商。他曾在密苏里州国民警卫队担任助理准将，军衔为上校，随后又在南方邦联军队中担任助理准将。1864年5月，他被选入南方邦联国会。战争结束后，他迁至纽约市，成为《纽约每日新闻》的编辑。1886年，他出版了《密苏里之战：从林肯总统选举至莱昂之死》。1890年，他在纽约去世。<br><br>本收藏主要包含斯内德为《密苏里之战》第二卷准备的资料，该卷从未出版。内容主要为战后信件，主要来自南方邦联军官，回应斯内德对其战时活动信息的请求。信件作者包括D.A.阿姆斯特朗、约瑟夫·博伊斯、巴兹尔·W·杜克、约翰·R·格雷蒂奥、科尔顿·格林、詹姆斯·哈丁、托马斯·A·哈里斯、R·霍兰德、C.亨特博士、查尔斯·P·海德、霍雷肖·M·琼斯、约翰·S·马尔马杜克、达比尼·H·莫里、塞勒斯·普莱斯、托马斯·C·雷诺兹、J[ohn] F·斯奈德、E·斯蒂克曼和W·E·伍德鲁夫等人。讨论的主题包括南方邦联在密苏里州及其他地区的军事行动和事务，以及以下战役的描述：密苏里州的布努维尔、科林斯、哈奇桥、尤卡、皮兹里奇和威尔逊溪。收藏中还包含笔记、报纸剪报、年表、传记和手稿，包括：未经日期的备忘录《密西西比河以东的密苏里人》（51页）；未经日期的手稿《伯里奇上校团的法令与行为》（29页）；以及未经日期的手稿《从埃尔克霍恩到终结的密苏里和阿肯色》（59页）。<br><br>提供检索指南。<br><br>3个盒子。<br><br>引用格式：托马斯·L·斯内德档案，密苏里历史学会档案，圣路易斯。