Horace Hardy Mewborn, Jr. Collection, 1862-1977; bulk 1862-1922

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Horace Hardy Mewborn, Jr. Collection, 1862-1977; bulk 1862-1922

1862-1977

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/1375

Original material collected by Horace H. Mewborn, Jr. including printed maps, letters, diaries, clippings, cartes de visite, tintypes, an ambrotype, memoir, ledgers, reports, and drawings related to the Civil War especially pertaining to Col. John S. Mosby and his 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Col. Elijah V. White and his 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry Units, and the battles fought in the New Bern, NC, vicinity. Also included is his voluminous research related to the above listed units and the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the South.

76.2 Cubic Feet, 3 document cases, 1 flat box, 2 custom boxes, 72 records storage boxes, 3 oversize folders

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11654968

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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