Letters, 1860-1864.

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Letters, 1860-1864.

Letters, 1860 Dec. 9 - 1864 Dec. 12, from John Gill Shorter, Eufaula, Ala., to "My Dear Daughter" and other letters to "Dear Sir." The letters concern Shorter's uncle Junius' death from typhoid fever and Baptist burial services, his alarm at the seriousness of strengthening Pollard and Mobile with more officers and soldiers, and the indebtness of the State of Ala.

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Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872

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Civil War governor of Ala. From the description of Papers, 1860-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247275 Governor of Alabama and jurist. From the description of John Gill Shorter correspondence, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980457 ...

DuBarry, Captain.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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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...

Buell, Colonel.

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Forney, John H. (John Horace), 1829-1902.

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Junius.

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