#Z76, Benjamin Leonard Covington Wailes diaries, 1762-1862, Washington, Adams County, Mississippi

Author/Creator:

Wailes, Benjamin L. C. 1797-1862. (Benjamin Leonard Covington)

Publication/Creation:

Bethesda, MD : University Publications of America, [2000]

Format:

Book

Is Part Of:

Records of ante-bellum southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War. Series N, reel 20.

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Full Title:

#Z76, Benjamin Leonard Covington Wailes diaries, 1762-1862, Washington, Adams County, Mississippi

Series Titles:

Records of ante-bellum southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War. Series N, Selections from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History ; reels 19-20
Records of ante-bellum southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War. Selections from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History ; reels 19-20.

Variant Titles:

Benjamin Leonard Covington Wailes diaries, 1762-1862

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Additional Author/Creators:

Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Wailes, Benjamin L. C.(Benjamin Leonard Covington),1797-1862--Diaries
University of Mississippi--Faculty--Diaries
Plantation owners--Mississippi--Washington--History--19th century--Diaries
Plantation life--Mississippi--Washington--History--19th century--Sources
Slavery--Mississippi--Washington--History--19th century--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources
Mississippi--History--19th century--Sources

Description/Summary

Summary:

Benjamin Leonard Covington (B.L.C.) Wailes was a plantation owner, geologist, and surveyor in Washington, Mississippi. He was known for his interest in natural phenomena in the region, particularly soils, rocks, plants, and animal life. In 1852, Wailes was appointed assistant professor of agriculture and geological sciences at the University of Mississippi. His diaries include scientific observations as well as many interesting entries about the functioning of a Mississippi plantation. Wailes' diaries contain many comments about the slave system on his plantation and the Civil War.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

General Note:

Title from reel guide.
Accompanied by a printed reel guide.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937299817902486

OCLC Number:

46636351

Barcode:

010002937186