Brown, Alexander, 1843-1906

Born at Glenwood, Nelson County, Va., Alexander Brown was deafened while serving in the Confederate Army in the explosion of a powder-boat near Fort Fisher, N.C. He married Caroline Augusta Cabell and after her death, Sarah Randolph Cabell. He was the author of The Genesis of the United States, The First Republic in America, The Cabells and Their Kin and other works.

From the description of Papers, 1748-1900. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 21062305

Alexander Brown was a Confederate soldier, farmer, and historian, a native of Nelson County, Va. where he lived all his life. He was the author of The Genesis if the United States (1890) and several other works on the early history and genealogy of Virginia.

From the description of Letters of Alexander Brown, 1876-1900. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122545772

American historian.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Norwood, Nelson County, Va., to Paul L. Ford, 1889 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270902946

Born at Glenwood, Nelson County, Va., Alexander Brown was deafened while serving in the Confederate Army in the explosion of a powder-boat near Fort Fisher, N. C. He married Caroline Augusta Cabell and after her death, Sarah Randolph Cabell. He was the author of The Genesis of the United States, The First Republic in America, The Cabells and Their Kin and other works.

From the description of Papers, 1815-1910. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 21062290

Author and farmer.

From the description of Alexander Brown papers, 1882-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452234

Historian.

Author of The Genesis of the United States, a collection of documents relating to the British settlement of North America, and other works that reinterpreted the early history of Virginia.

From the description of Letter : Norwood, Nelson County, Va., to Ed[ward] E. Ayer, 1891 Jan. 5. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36368045