Papers, 1800-1868.

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Papers, 1800-1868.

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Papers consisting in part of letters from Turrentine while stationed at Fort Caswell or Gatling's Battery, N.C. The collection also concerns the activities of James Turrentine as sheriff of Orange County, N.C., ca. 1838-1840, mainly relating to the land affairs of Phillips Moore and Elizabeth Moore; the gubernatorial election of 1846; social life at Kittrell Springs, N.C., 1860-1863; a smallpox epidemic, 1863; social conditions in eastern North Carolina, 1863; morale of Confederate soldiers, 1864; evacuation of Savannah, Ga., 1864; and a description of Charleston, S.C., after a Union attack, 1864. Among the undated material are a list of slaves with prices, and diagrams and descriptions of the fortifications along the North Carolina coast during the Civil War.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998905

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Moore, Phillips.

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Turrentine, James.

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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...

Moore, Elizabeth

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Epithet: Prioress of Flixton, county Suffolk British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000678.0x000356 ...

Turrentine, Michael H., d. 1868.

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Confederate Army officer, member of the 31st North Carolina Regiment; from Hillsborough (Orange Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1800-1868. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460599 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 31st.

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