Papers, 1846-1882.

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Papers, 1846-1882.

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Personal, business, and diplomatic letters and papers relating to Yancey's planting activities before the Civil War, his diplomatic career in Argentina (1858-1859), life in Atlanta during the Civil War, the price of slaves and difficulties with slave labor during the war, and his efforts to continue planting after the war.

102 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Yancey, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Cudworth), 1817-1891

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Planter, lawyer, journalist, legislator, diplomat, and Confederate Army officer, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1846-1882. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20272960 From the description of Papers, 1846-1882. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270897 Planter, lawyer, antebellum Alabama newspaper editor, Democratic state legislator in South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia; U.S. minister to Argentina; Confederate officer...

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...