Papers, 1831-1871.

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Papers, 1831-1871.

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Letters and papers of the Willcox (Wilcox) and Lamb families, united by the marriage of Willcox and Mary Ann S. Lamb, reflecting family ties and farming operations during the late antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods. Consists of correspondence (1831-1839) between Dr. John Ferguson Lamb, a Frankford, Pa., physician, and his daughter, Mary Ann, concerning social life in Charles City Co., Va., horse-racing, Nat Turner's activities, the condition of Monticello, modes of travel, and the outbreak of cholera in Norfolk, Va. Also includes letters from Wilcox concerning his children, the operation of his plantations, the effects of the Civil War on planting, Yankee plundering in eastern Virginia, and political affairs of the radicals during Reconstruction; and Civil War letters of Walter Rorer, a Confederate soldier in the 20th Mississippi Regt., describing camp life, campaigns, the spirit of the men, clothing, food, the defense of Vicksburg, Miss. (1863), and a battle near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. (1964).

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6997293

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Monticello (Va.)

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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...

Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 20th

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Willcox, Mary Ann S. Lamb.

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Lamb family.

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Willcox, James M., b. 1804.

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Planter and member of the Virginia House of Delegates; from Charles County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1831-1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20274025 ...

Rorer, Walter.

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Lamb, John F. (John Fergusson), 1791-1869

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Epithet: MD, of Frankford, near Philadelphia, USA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001191.0x00025b John Fergusson Lamb, Philadelphia physician, was born on 28 Dec. 1791. He married Susannah Taylor in 1812; they had five children. Lamb died on 26 Apr. 1869. Lamb received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1820. He practiced in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. He became a...

Wilcox family.

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