A Candid Confederate : William Edward Brodnax, 1827-1907. Compiled in 1997.

ArchivalResource

A Candid Confederate : William Edward Brodnax, 1827-1907. Compiled in 1997.

This accession consists principally of the letters of Brunswick County, Virginia resident William E. Brodnax (1827-1907) to his brother John Brodnax, written during the war years, 1861-1865. There is additional correspondence of close family relations. The transcribed letters include annotations and comments by the editor. There is a great deal of information on Confederate camp life, as well as the functioning of society and the economy in a war torn country.

1 v. (178 p.).

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6833206

Library of Virginia

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Lewis, Henry W. (Henry Wilkins), 1916-2004

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h994gx (person)

Henry Wilkins Lewis, faculty member and director of the Institute of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; active layman of the Episcopal Church; and authority on North Carolina family genealogy and the history of the Episcopal Church in North Carolina. From the description of Henry Wilkins Lewis papers, 1820-1997. WorldCat record id: 31069787 Henry Wilkins Lewis was a Lawyer, educator and historian; native of Northampton County, N.C.; resident of Pittsbor...

Brodnax family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vj4r0q (family)

Brodnax, William Edward 1827-1907.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b305hr (person)

Confederate states of America. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fn4wfh (corporateBody)

The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Brodnax, John (Alexander John), 1830-1885.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60s20xm (person)