Record #:

10242

Author(s):

Roger, Lou

Abstract:

Rogers recounts the life of Matthew Whitaker Ransom--lawyer, farmer, Confederate general, United States Senator, and Ambassador to Mexico.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 8 Issue 2, June 1950, p20-23, por, bibl

Subject(s):

Ransom, Matthew Whitaker, 1826-1904

Record #:

18543

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Matt and Robert Ransom are the only two brothers in the state's history who became Major General in the Confederate Army. They were also distinguished in other lines of work before and after the Civil War, including lawyer, civil engineer, U.S. Cavalry officer, and U.S. Senator.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 48, May 1942, p3, 22

Subject(s):

Ransom, Matthew Whitaker, 1826-1904; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Generals; Ransom, Robert, Jr., 1828-1892