James Addison Lowry Letters, 1862

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James Addison Lowry Letters, 1862

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James Addison Lowry served as a private in Company D of the 57th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. In 1862, he was stationed at Salisbury Prison in Salisbury, N.C. The collection contains three letters, July-August 1862, and one undated letter fragment written by Lowry. The three complete letters are addressed to his mother in Guilford County, N.C., and speak of occasional guard duty; the amount and type of provisions allotted to the men; the midnight escape of several Union prisoners; and word of an upcoming relocation to Richmond. Apparently written to a friend, the letter fragment also mentions guard duty, then notes both arrivals and departures of other unnamed regiments; inquires about the conscription status of two acquaintances; and mixes brief reminiscences with a wish for peace. All letters are written in pencil and show some fading.

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

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

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Lowry, James Addison, fl. 1862.

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James Addison Lowry (fl. 1862) was the son of Ann E. Lowry of Oak Ridge, Guilford County, N.C. He served as a private in Company D of the 57th North Carolina Infantry Regiment in the Confederate Army. In July-August 1862, he was stationed at Salisbury Prison in Salisbury, N.C., where he occasionally performed guard duty. In August 1862, he received word of an upcoming relocation to Richmond. From the guide to the James Addison Lowry Letters, 1862, (Southern Historical Collection) ...