Andrew Gordon Magrath papers, 1851-1930

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Andrew Gordon Magrath papers, 1851-1930

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Chiefly official contemporary copies of correspondence, Dec. 1864-Feb. 1865, between Magrath and Confederate government officials and generals, discussing Sherman's invasion of South Carolina, requesting reinforcements from the Army of Northern Virginia for the defense of South Carolina, conveying Magrath's opinion of the importance of defending Charleston rather than the interior of South Carolina or the state of Virginia, describing Magrath's opposition to the calling of new state conventions, and estimating the total number of troops available for the defense of South Carolina. Letter, 30 Dec. 1864, Charleston, S.C., A[ndrew] G[ordon] Magrath to R[obert] W[oodward] Barnwell (Richmond, Va.), describing the organization of a workforce of up to 6,500 African-American slaves for the purposes of erecting defensive fortifications; letter, 21 Jan. 1865 (Columbia, [S.C.]), W[illia]m Henry Trescot to A[ndrew] G[ordon] Magrath describing the "decided and emphatic disapproval" expressed by Governor of Georgia, Joseph E. Brown re the use of African-Americans in the Confederate Army when approached by Trescot at the behest of Magrath; and letter, 24 Jan. 1865 (Columbia, [S.C.]), W[illia]m [Sidney] Mullins to A[ndrew] G[ordon] Magrath describing opposition expressed by Zebulon B. Vance, Governor of North Carolina, to the use of African-American slaves as soldiers after being approached by Mullins at the behest of Magrath.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

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Magrath, A. G. (Andrew Gordon), 1813-1893

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