Correspondence, 1855-1862.

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Correspondence, 1855-1862.

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Letters depicting the social life and customs of rural, middle-class Virginians during the years immediately preceding the Civil War, and of conditions at the outbreak of hostilities. Subjects discussed include a smallpox epidemic and the resulting quarantine, the John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry and the aftermath, Southern attitudes toward a slave uprising, conditions in the first Confederate military camp in northern Virginia, early skirmishes and battles, Christian's hospitalization at Lynchburg, Va., recruiting of soldiers, and the hiring of substitutes by conscripts. Among the correspondents are Christian's mother, Mary Ann Christian, and his fiance, Carrie Harmon.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Christian, Mary Ann.

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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...

Christian, William R.

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Trader and Confederate soldier, of Christiansburg (Roanoke Co.), Va. From the description of Correspondence, 1855-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465282 ...

Harmon, Carrie L.

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