Papers, 1783-1862.

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Papers, 1783-1862.

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Principally correspondence dealing with the manufacture of ammunition by Joseph Reid Anderson and Dr. Carmichael for Fortress Monroe and the armory at Harper's Ferry, Va. (now W. Va.), 1850-1851. Also included are a letter of 1803 from Daniel Huger, secretary of state, to the South Carolina legislature requesting an appropriation for the repair of the building where the records were kept; an indenture, 1824; a letter from John P. Martin discussing the problems of the mail and stage service; and letter, 1862, of Huger to Josiah Tattnall concerning military and naval operations in Virginia.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6971462

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877

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Charleston, S.C. plantation owner, U.S. Army officer, and Confederate general. From the description of Letter : Fort Monroe, to "My dear Major," 1846 May 29. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36866120 Confederate general. From the description of Autograph notes, 1848 Nov. 17 [on opposite page]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269546738 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fortress Monroe, [18]48 Nov. 28. (Unknown). ...

Martin, J. P. (John Percival)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Tattnall, Josiah, 1795-1871

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Josiah Tattnall (1795-1871) was the son of Governor Josiah Tattnall and Harriet Fenwick Tattnall. At the age of 10, he was sent to London for his education, where he remained until he was sixteen. Upon his return, he was appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy. He had attained the rank of Commander when he resigned in 1861 to return to Georgia. He was appointed Senior Flag Officer of the Georgia Navy. In 1862, with the rank of Captain CSN, he was in command of Confederate naval defenses in Virgini...

Huger, Daniel Elliott, 1779-1854

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Anderson, Joseph R. (Joseph Reid), 1813-1892

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Joseph R. Anderson (1813-1892) was associated with the Tredegar Company, a major iron works and armorer in Richmond, Virginia. He was a Confederate brigadier general and friend of Robert E. Lee. From the description of Papers, 1861-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122395576 Native of Botetourt County, Virginia; graduate of West Point; associated with and owner of Tredegar Iron Works from 1841; served in the Confederate Army from 1861-1862, then was reassigned to keep the...