R. C. Gatlin Papers, 1744-1967

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R. C. Gatlin Papers, 1744-1967

1744-1967

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03868/

R. C. (Richard Caswell) Gatlin, native of North Carolina, was an officer of the United States Army, 1828-1861, and then Confederate brigadier general. The collection, in part microfilm, includes antebellum correspondence involving Gatlin, his wife, Mary Ann Gibson Gatlin, his sister, Mary Knox Gatlin, and his daughter, Susan Caswell Gatlin, concerning family and personal matters, life at Fort Laramie and Fort Bridgers, Wyo., 1858-1860, traveling in the West with a family and African American servants by wagon, and other matters; scattered Civil War and postwar letters and papers concerning the defense of the North Carolina coast, 1861, Gatlin's farm in Sebastian County, Ark., and other matters; letters, 1905-1913, from Collier Cobb and his wife, Mary Knox Gatlin Cobb, discussing family and personal matters and community news from Chapel Hill, N.C., and the University of North Carolina; a farm account book Gatlin kept, 1866-1871; a volume containing an account by Gatlin of his United States Army career, 1828-1861, and of operations in the Confederate military department of North Carolina, 1861-1862, family records, and other data entered by Gatlin; and other items.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6626753

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

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Cobb, Mary Knox Gatlin.

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Gatlin, Susan Caswell.

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Gatlin, Mary Ann Gibson.

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Cobb, Collier, 1862-1934

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Collier Cobb (1862-1934) was chair of the Geology Department at the University of North Carolina, 1893-1934. His photography stemmed from his work in geology and other sciences, and he traveled extensively and used photography to document his interests. In the 1890s, Cobb built a darkroom in his Chapel Hill home, where he developed negatives and printed prints. From the description of Collier Cobb photographic collection, 1890s-1920s [graphic]. WorldCat record id: 42910866 ...

Gatlin, R. C. (Richard Caswell), 1809-1896

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Gatlin, native of North Carolina, was an officer of the U.S. Army, 1828-1861, and then Confederate brigadier general. From the description of R. C. Gatlin papers, 1744-1967 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25224843 R. C. (Richard Caswell) Gatlin (1809-1896), native of North Carolina, was an officer of the United States Army, 1828-1861, and then Confederate brigadier general. Gatlin was born in Lenoir County, N.C. He was the third of five children of John Gatlin...