Civil War collection, 1861-1884.

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Civil War collection, 1861-1884.

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Scrapbooks include ephemera, such as money, bonds, tickets, programs, envelopes decorated with patriotic themes, stamps, and news clippings; items from the Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair of 1864; photographs of Confederate generals; illustrations of New York City regiments; and material from the 1884 meeting of the Society of the Army of the Potomac which was held in Brooklyn.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6871743

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

Nichols, C. Blake

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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...

Society of the Army of the Potomac

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Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair, 1864.

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