Papers, 1864-1951.

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Papers, 1864-1951.

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Personal, family, and Civil War papers, including correspondence relating to Wright's request for Civil War military records and documents and photographs on the careers of John W. Frazer, Samuel G. French, and James I. Waddell, memoirs, and other biographical material. Correspondents include Lafayette McLaws and William Henry Wallace.

192 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6996818

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922

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Wright, a Memphis, Tennessee lawyer, joined the Confederate army, and became a brigadier general in December 1862. After the war he collected material for the Official Records. From the description of Letter, July 7, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 477282755 Confederate general, author. From the description of Papers of Marcus Joseph Wright, 1872-1901. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958249 Marcus Joseph ...

Waddell, James I. (James Iredell), 1824-1886

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Frazer, John W., 1827-1906.

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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 ...

French, Samuel Gibbs, 1818-1910

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Samuel G. French was a captain in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps. From the description of Samuel G. French papers, undated. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47351206 Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1893) was born on November 22, 1818 in New Jersey to Samuel and Rebecca Clark French. He graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1843. He married twice, first to E. Matilda Roberts in 1853 and then to Mary Fontaine Abercrombie in 1865. He ...

Wallace, William Henry, 1848-1924.

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