Letters, 1852-1872.

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Letters, 1852-1872.

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Letters from Harrison to his wife describing fighting in western Virginia under generals Garnett and Loring and in the Shenandoah Valley under Jackson; training and discipline; health and sanitary conditions in camps; hardships of army life; furloughs and enlistments. Two letters of 1871-1872 concern railroad construction in West Virginia.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966522

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Harrison, William, active 1701

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Confederate officer with the 23rd Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, from Goochland Co., Va. From the description of Letters, 1852-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657622 From the description of Letters, 1852-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270653 ...

Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

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Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate Army officer from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the guide to the Stonewall Jackson papers, 1855-1906, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Confederate general. From the description of Stonewall Jackson papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1861-1862) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186323 Confederate Army officer, from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the de...

Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886

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Florida legislator and Confederate brigadier general. From the description of Papers, 1861-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903019 Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on December 4, 1818. Member of the Florida legislature. Member of the Mount Rifles, 1846-1848. Colonel in U. S. Army 1856-1861. Resigned from U. S. Army in 1861. Commanded First Division Department of Norfolk, Confederate States of America, 1862, and the Department of Southwestern Virginia...

Garnett, Richard Brooke, ca. 1817-1863.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 23rd

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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...