Papers, 1803-1884.

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Papers, 1803-1884.

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Miscellaneous papers of Nixon and of his family, including his oath of allegiance to the United States, 1821; rules of conduct for school students, 1845; receipts; prescriptions for treatment of rheumatism and a childhood disease; account of military activity in Virginia by a regiment from Surry County, N.C., 1862; description of the aftermath of the battle of Chancellorsville and the desertion of a number of men in the 37th North Carolina Regiment after hearing of the death of General Stonewall Jackson, 1863; a description of Greensboro, N.C., during the approach of General William T. Sherman's troops, 1865; and a copy of Thomas Nixon's will, 1848. The volume contains copies of notes negotiated between Thomas Nixon and various people.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 37th

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Nixon, Thomas, 1762-1842

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Thomas Nixon, Jr., was 13 years old when he accompanied his father to the fighting at Concord and Lexington. He served as fifer in his uncle's brigade during battles in and around New York and left the army in 1780, returning to Framingham, Mass., where he built a house that still stands on Edmands Road. At some point during his military career, probably in 1778, he acquired a tune book that had been compiled by a fellow fifer, Joseph Long. From the description of Thomas Nixon, Jr., ...

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...