Confederate States of America Army records, 1861-1865.

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Confederate States of America Army records, 1861-1865.

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The collection consists of records relating to the Confederate States of America Army from 1861-1865. The papers include the records of W. Frank Ayer, Chief Quartermaster of the Confederate Amy at Dalton, Georgia. The records contain pay vouchers, requisition requests, correspondence, and some reports. Of particular interest are records (including muster rolls) relating to various hospitals in Dalton which cared for wounded soldiers. The collection also contains requisition records of the Ordnance Bureau at Columbus, Kentucky and an order book of the Confederate Army Department of South Carolina and Georgia. The orders were mainly issued by Major General John Clifford Pemberton, Brigadier General States Rights Gist and William Duncan Smith.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes, 9 OP, and 3 BV)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927226

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Smith, William Duncan, 1825-1862.

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Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881

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Confederate army officer. From the description of Papers of John C. Pemberton, 1862-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453948 Officer in the U.S. Army and later in the Confederate States of America Army. From the description of Letter, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522011 Confederate general controversial for his surrender of Vicksburg, Miss., 4 July 1863; a veteran of the Seminole Wars, the Mexican War, and service on the fr...

Ayer, W. Frank.

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Gist, States Rights, 1831-1864

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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...