Papers, 1809-1903.

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Papers, 1809-1903.

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Miscellaneous papers relating to John Wilfong and others including land deeds; legal statement concerning the division of forty-one slaves among the heirs of Lemuel Ingram; letters and poems dealing with the death of Wilfong's daughter, Caroline (Wilfong) Bobo; several April Fool's Day poems; three sketches discussing the Wilfong genealogy; and a letter pertaining to the Shuford family. Letters from Confederate soldiers discuss several North Carolina regiments and generals, Gov. Zebulon Baird Vance, the expedition of Philip Sheridan into the Shenandoah Valley, casualties, Confederate troop movements, Federal prisoners, depredations by Union troops, the fatal wounding of Milton Wilfong in the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, and the battles of Lynchburg, White House, and Winchester, Va.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6999078

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Wilfong, Milton.

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Shuford family.

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Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894

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Confederate general; governor of North Carolina, and U.S. senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Washington], to William F. Vilas, 1888 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574072 Confederate Army officer, governor of North Carolina, and U.S. senator from North Carolina. From the description of Papers, 1857-1893. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20460648 Zebulon Baird Vance, a native of Buncombe County, N.C., was go...

Wilfong, John.

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Resident of Lincoln County, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1809-1903. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504557 ...

Wilfong family.

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Bobo, Caroline Wilfong.

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Wilfong, Lemuel

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