Papers, 1860-1869.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1860-1869.

Letters to Poindexter discussing political and economic conditions in North Carolina during the secession crisis; and campaigning in Virginia and North Carolina during the Civil War, including comments on the first battle of Manassas (Bull Run), camp life, the battle of Chancellorsville, the hiring of substitutes, conditions at home during the war, petitions for exemption from military service, and depredations by Union forces.

32 items.

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km312r (corporateBody)

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...

Poindexter, John M.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60z8kph (person)