Papers, 1833-1892.

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Papers, 1833-1892.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19646963

Personal and family letters containing comments on social life and customs in the antebellum South, descriptions of Florida with references to the dangers from Indians and to the climate, and her daughter Elizabeth's education at Presbyterian Female Collegiate Institute, Talladega, Ala., 1854-1855. Civil War letters from her son, John A. Gardner, a Confederate soldier, describe a military skirmish, the first battle of Manassas (1st Bull Run), camp life, illness, the election of regimental officers, wages, and conscriptions.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966377

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Gardner, Amanda E. Edney.

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Resident of Cahaba (Dallas County), Ala. From the description of Papers, 1833-1892. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19646963 ...

Gardner, John A. (John Alexander), 1852-1931

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Presbyterian Female Collegiate Institute (Talladega, Ala.)

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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...

Gardner, Elizabeth A.

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