James Preston Crowder papers, 1861-1864 [microform].

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James Preston Crowder papers, 1861-1864 [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173862938

The collection consists of a microfilm copy of thirty letters from James Preston Crowder to his mother, Elmira Crowder, and other family, describing his war activities and conditions under which the soldiers were fighting. There is also a letter from Crowder to J.H. Walls; one from Anders F. [a brother of his mother]; one from the minister at Poplar Lawn Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, where Crowder was apparently recovering from a wound.

1 microfilm reel.

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Confederate States of America. Army. Army of Northern Virginia.

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Crowder family.

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Crowder, James Preston.

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James Preston Crowder, Confederate soldier, was born ca. 1845 probably in Chambers County, Alabama, and was killed in 1864, probably in Virginia. He was a private in the 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company I, part of Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. He served in Virginia and Tennessee and participated in the Battle of Cedar Mountain (Virginia, 1862) and the Battle of Chickamauga (Tennessee, 1863). From the description of James Preston Crowder papers...

Poplar Lawn Hospital (Petersburg, Va.)

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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...