Papers, 1855-1864.

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Papers, 1855-1864.

Correspondence relates to personal matters, politics, the American Party, society in Washington, D.C., Civil War campaigns, battles, and strategy, deserters and mutiny among the troops (Jan. 1864), and Keitt's command of the forces on Sullivan's Island, S.C. (1862-1864). Includes letters of condolence on Keitt's death in the Battle of Cold Harbor (June, 1864).

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Keitt, Laurence Massillon, 1824-1864.

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Representative from South Carolina. From the description of Signature clippe from register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D. C., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496589 Lawyer, U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and Confederate officer. From the description of Papers, 1855-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19933246 ...

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...