Edmondson and Speed Civil War Papers, 1864

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Edmondson and Speed Civil War Papers, 1864

1864

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John H. Speed of Edgecombe County, N.C., served in Company G, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment (also called the 41st Regiment, North Carolina Troops), and William H. Edmondson was a physician who served in Company G, 12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment and, later, in the 52nd Virginia Troops Regiment. The collection includes two original letters from 1864, typed transcriptions of them, and two supplementary documents providing background on John H. Speed and the Edmondson family. The 10 June 1864 letter was written by J. S.(?) Pierre Gibson transmitting his regards to the sister of the recently deceased believed to be William H. Edmondson. The 23 September 1864 letter was written by John H. Speed to his daughter Kate(?) giving her news and instructions. During September 1864, Speed's company was on picket duty in Virginia, guarding the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. Dr. Edmonson,

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6626511

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Edmondson, William H., 1838-1864

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John H. Speed was born in James City County, Va., in 1826. He married Ellen Jane Edmondson in 1850 and worked as a clerk or merchant until enlisting in Company G, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment (also called the 41st North Carolina Troops) in 1861. The 1850 Halifax County, N.C., census shows that Speed lived in Edgecombe with his wife; his father-in-law, John Edmondson; Ann B., Lavenia, Danford, and William H. Edmondson; and Drew Jones. Speed's children were Kate, Sallie, Charlie, Johnnie, a...

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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...

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Speed, John H., 1825-1874

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John H. Speed was born in James City County, Va., in 1826. He married Ellen Jane Edmondson in 1850 and worked as a clerk or merchant until enlisting in Company G, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment (also called the 41st North Carolina Troops) in 1861. The 1850 Halifax County, N.C., census shows that Speed lived in Edgecombe with his wife; his father-in-law, John Edmondson; Ann B., Lavenia, Danford, and William H. Edmondson; and Drew Jones. Speed's children were Kate, Sallie, Charlie, Johnnie, a...