Papers, 1861-1864.

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Papers, 1861-1864.

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Includes letters from William Johnston, president of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, concerning the shipment of cotton to Wilmington, N.C., to be run through the Union blockade; receipts for expenditures from the contingent fund; a note on balloon experiments conducted for the Union Army; letters discussing army regulations, the first battle of Manassas, and the site of a projected military prison; and a petition from citizens of the Marlborough District objecting to an Executive Council order to obstruct the Pee Dee River and calling all white males into active military service.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963880

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company

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Railway company based in Columbia, S.C.; subsequently became known as the Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad Company which later became part of Southern Railway system. From the description of Records, 1855-1864. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42638547 ...

Johnston, William

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Union Army soldier, 8th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. From the description of Papers, 1864. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135375 Pioneer, clerk of Jefferson County (Ky.) Court. From the description of William Johnston : miscellaneous papers, 1780-1810. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49244113 External evidence suggests that William Johnston was the keeper of the volume. He was a cabinetmaker and joiner in Mill Creek...

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...

Bonham, Milledge L. (Milledge Luke), 1813-1890

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Governor of South Carolina, 1863-1865; from Columbia, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1861-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276836 Governor of S.C.; Confederate Army officer; native of Edgefield District, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1863 Oct. 2 (Columbia, S.C.) to Col. J[ames] W[ashington] Harrison. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 704556374 Lawyer, Confederate Army officer, S.C. Governor, S.C. Repre...