Middleton, Arthur, b. 1832.

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Dates:
Birth 1838-01-12
Death 1933-04-01
Gender:
Male
Britons,

Biographical notes:

Charleston, S.C. merchant and plantation owner. He was the son of Nathaniel Russell Middleton (1810-1890) and Margaret Emma Izard (1811-1836). Arthur Middleton was the owner of Daisy Bank, a plantation on the Santee River (S.C.), and other properties. During the Civil War he served in the Santee Rifles and, after being invalided, served in the Quartermaster's Department of the C.S.A. Army.

From the description of Arthur Middleton papers, 1837-1878. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953265

Arthur Middleton was the son of Nathaniel Russell Middleton (1810-1890) and Margaret Emma Izard. Born in 1832 in Charleston, S.C., he attended Sachleben's School and Charleston College. He married Julia Emma Rhett in 1853. During the Civil War, Middleton volunteered in the Santee Rifles; was transferred to the Engineer Corps; and, upon the loss of an eye, worked in the Quartermaster's Department. He returned after the war to his Daisy Bank Plantation on the Santee River and later moved to Charleston.

From the description of Arthur Middleton papers, 1803-1938 (bulk 1851-1865). WorldCat record id: 22376904

From the guide to the Arthur Middleton Papers, 1803-1938, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • Estates, (Law)
  • Families
  • Plantations
  • Rice
  • Rice trade
  • Slaves
  • Yellow fever

Occupations:

  • Soldiers

Places:

  • Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • Corn Hill Plantation (Chgarleston County, S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
  • Confederate States of America (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Daisy Bank Plantation (Georgetown District, S.C.) (as recorded)