Papers, 1861-1897.

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Papers, 1861-1897.

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Chiefly letters and orders of Stuart concerning conditions prior to the first battle of Manassas (Bull Run), the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, efforts to secure information about enemy troop movements, commendations for various officers and their commands, the loyalty of William Thomas Magruder, the establishment of a camp near Richmond (Va.) for paroled Confederate cavalry prisoners, the hiring of slaves belonging to Sidney Smith Lee, and personal matters, including the death of his daughter, Flora. Included is a list of prisoners from the 30th Regiment of New York Volunteers.

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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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Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864

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James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart, soldier, was born 6 February 1833, on "Laurel Hill" plantation, Patrick County, Virginia. He died 12 May 1864 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Stuart graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (1850); received his commission (1854); and transferred to the Cavalry (1855). He married Flora Cooke, a colonel's daughter, in 1855, and the couple had three children. Stuart became Robert E. Lee's aide (1859) and resigned from the U.S. Army to be commissioned a lieutenan...

Magruder, William B. (William Beans), 1810-1869

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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...

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 30th (1861-1863)

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