Confederate Notes

These were signed by an E. C. Elmore.

Interesting!  See the updated information below.

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1963 C. S. A. Currency	1964 C.S.A. Currency

Below is the index from Volume 7 (1861) of The Papers of Jefferson Davis as it appears in the book.  Elmore, Edward C., 67  Elmore, John A., 56 (Who is this John A. Elmore?)

From The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 3, P. 127 The below is a clip from an article about John Moncure Daniel, journalist: "Being wounded at Mechanicsvilla, he was forced to retire from active service and resumed the editorship of his paper.  In 1864 he was wounded in a duel with Mr. Elmore, treasurer of the Confederate States, in answer for severe criticism of Jefferson Davis and his cabinet in the Enquirer."

I appreciate the below updated  information: From: Paul Elmore Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:14 PM Subject: Edward Carrington Elmore, Confederate Treasurer I see you may be wanting more information on the Elmore who was Treasurer of the Confederacy.     His name was Edward Carrington Elmore (1830-?).    It is his signature which appears on many Confederate bond notes.   Some of these are for sale on the internet at various prices. You may find information about him and the reporter with whom he had a duel in a book called Pen of Fire: John Moncure Daniel, by Peter Bridges.   I bought a used but in perfectly good condition copy of this book on amazon.com for $2.67.  There are other copies for sale.  The story about the duel is chapter 15, "Too Late Now."  As I understand it, rumor was circulating that Elmore, the Treasurer, was gambling away large amounts of government money at the gambling houses in Richmond.  Daniel wrote about it in his paper, wouldn't print a retraction, and Elmore challenged him to a duel.  Daniel was wounded in the duel.  Elmore resigned his position shortly afterwards.     Fascinating stuff. Information about E. C. Elmore and his family I have found at genealogy.com, specifically "The Dale & Sandy Cusack Family Home Page." E.C. Elmore's father was Benjamin Thomas Elmore, (b. Feb 3, 1791, d Sept 18, 1841). Benjamin Thomas Elmore's father was John Archer Elmore (b. Aug 21, 1762, d. April 24, 1834).  If I understand this correctly, he became a general in the Colonial Army in the Revolutionary War.  He was born in Edward County, VA and later moved to Alabama.  That county was later renamed Elmore County after him. He named his estate there "Huntingdon" after the area of the origin of his ancestors in England, "Huntingdonshire."  His ancestor, Sr. Thomas Elmore, (b. 1642, d. date unknown), was born in Warboys Parish, Huntingdonshire, England and immigrated from England in 1654.   Fascinating! All of this came from the website mentioned above. The reason I am into all of this is, I am trying to trace my family's genealogy, especially as it relates to veterans of the Civil War. My family came from Green County, KY.   My great-grandfather was Emerson Virgil Elmore (I think someone has misidentified him in some records as Emerson Victor Elmore).  He was born in Green County (Summersville) KY in 1861, moved to Bradenton, FL later in life, and died in Bradenton in 1935.  I have seen his gravestone, so I know his name was Emerson VIRGIL. I am told his father was William M. Elmore (b. 1833, d. 1902).  And that his father was Peter Elmore. But that is about all I have on my direct ancestry. One of the things I am wanting to find out is if I am related to this Edward Carrington Elmore, and if so, how and how far back the connection would be.  It has long been my understanding that my family came from England to Virginia to Kentucky.  But now I am trying to find the facts for sure. Thanks so much for all the work you folks have done. I hope we can begin a communication about all this. Paul S. Elmore Webmaster's note:  If anyone has additional information on the above please e-mail  Paul S. Elmore  and  [email protected]