Papers, 1841-1896.

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Papers, 1841-1896.

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Papers include love letters from Z.E. Harmon to Apsyllab A. Calloway; letters of various members of the Orme family and their friends, for the most part dealing with family matters; Civil War letters discussing camp life in the Confederate Army and the work of the Soldier's Relief Society in Atlanta, Ga.; and letters of A.J. Orme, Jr., as a cadet at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6992557

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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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...

Orme, Aquilla Johns.

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Resident of Altanta, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1841-1896. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030773 ...

Virginia Military Institute

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On March 29, 1839 the General Aslsembly passed the final version of the act establishing a military school at the Lexington arsenal, where the students would protect the arms while pursuing educational courses. The School was named the Virginia Military Institute and is the nation's oldest state supported military college. The governor appointed nine members to the Board of Visitors to oversee the new school and they elected Claudius Crozet as president of the board and named Franci...

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