Papers, 1817-1924.

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Papers, 1817-1924.

Letters and papers mainly concerned with General James Longstreet's charges against McLaws for neglect of duty in the assault on Knoxville, Tenn. (1863). Other topics include campaigns in which McLaws participated, postwar reminiscences about his military career, and his biography. Includes correspondence and two volumes about the Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company, of which McLaws was president.

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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...

McLaws, Lafayette

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Confederate Army officer. From the description of Papers, 1817-1924. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19934492 ...

Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company.

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