Z 0433.000 Garrett (Louisiana Dunlevy) Papers

Z 0433.000
GARRETT (LOUISIANA DUNLEVY) PAPERS

Louisiana Dunlevy was the daughter of Dr. James H. and Harriet G. Lee Dunlevy of Beatties Bluff, located near Canton, Madison County, Mississippi. She was married to Dr. Fontaine D. Garrett, also of Canton, who served in the Confederate Army as an assistant surgeon in Logans Cavalry. They had been married less than a year when Dr. Garrett was accidentally killed in Meridian, Mississippi, on September 25, 1863. He was crushed to death by a train while he was waiting beside a railway-station platform. The Garretts daughter, also named Fontaine, was born about a month later.

This collection includes correspondence and papers of Louisiana Dunlevy Garrett, along with some military records belonging to Dr. Fontaine D. Garrett. The letters describe civilian life during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Among the writers are Louisiana (Lou) Garrett; her father, Dr. James H. Dunlevy; her sister, Mary E. Dunlevy; her husband, Dr. Fontaine (Font) Garrett; her mother-in-law, S. (Sarah) D. Garrett; and her sister-in-law, E. Wood, of New Orleans. One letter from Wood, dated March 10, 1867, describes the annual Mardi Gras celebration, vividly depicting the crowds and costumes. The military records include a furlough and a receipt. There are also some calling cards belonging to Dr. Garrett and his acquaintances.

1. Letters. 1860-1868.
2. Military Records. 1863
3. Calling Cards. n.d.