Papers, 1817-1892.

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Papers, 1817-1892.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122425853

This collection contains the papers, lectures, observations, and correspondence, 1828-1864, of William R. Carter before, during, and after attending Hampden-Sydney College and during the Civil War. The bulk of the collection is his correspondence, 1853-1861 with J.A. Eggleston, Hamlin H. Epes, M.A.R. Gregory, L.L. Holladay, S.H. Lester, W.H. Maddux, John Orgain, Jr., S.W. Pope, James A. Stevens, S.K. Swann, Amelia Trotter, and his parents and siblings. Carter's pre-war letters contain family news, advice on love and deportment, his religious conversion, move to Mississippi, newspaper business, and a deed for land in Mississippi. His wartime letters, 1861-1864, are to his parents Sharpe and Martha A.C. Carter, brother Phines, sisters, and cousin, and from John K. Jones. These papers include a photocopy of his Confederate service record, appointment papers, general orders, and letters to his family concerning troop movements in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia; deaths; financial matters at home; conditions while a prisoner of war; and the political climate. Letters from his parents express concern for his health. After his death, Carter's father attempted to publish his field diary (included here as a transcript in Sharpe Carter's hand) which covered troop movements of the 3rd Virginia Cavalry. Among Sharpe Carter's papers are legal papers concerning the death of his father, William, in 1817; 1846 and 1852 fines for the 49th militia regiment in Nottoway County, Virginia; correspondence from Fitzhugh Lee, H.B. McClellan, George C. Orgain, and W.C. Wickham concerning publishing his son's Civil War diary; and an obituary for his daughter Isabella Carter Friend.

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Hampden-Sydney College

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Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is the 10th oldest college in the United States and one of only three four-year, all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States. From the guide to the Lottery Ticket, 1777, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 3rd

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Orgain, George C.,

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Trotter, Amelia,

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Carter, Phines.

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Wickham, W. C.,

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Carter family.

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William R. Carter graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1852. He secured teaching positions in Virginia and later moved to Mississippi from 1858 to 1860. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the 3rd Virginia Cavalry, CSA, and died at the battle of Trevillian's Station in June 1864. From the description of Papers, 1817-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122425853 ...

Jones, John K.

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McClellan, H. B.,

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Swann, S. K.,

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Carter, William R., 1833-1864

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Epes, Hamlin H.,

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Maddux, W. H.

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Eggleston, J. A.,

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Carter, Sharpe.

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Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905

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Fitzhugh Lee, grandson of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" and nephew of Robert E. Lee was Major General of the Confederate Army. After the war, he wrote about and taught the history of the South during the Civil War and wrote a biography of Robert E. Lee. In 1885-1889, he served as governor of Virginia. From the description of Papers of Fitzhugh Lee, 1863-1889 (bulk 1885-1889). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122446276 Fitzhugh Le...

Stevens, James A.

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Pope, S. W.,

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Orgain, John, Jr,

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Holladay, L. L.,

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Gregory, M. A. R.,

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Lester, S. H.,

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Friend, Isabella Carter, 1835-1877.

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Carter, Martha

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Gilchrist, I. A.,

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