Correspondence, 1843-1940.

ArchivalResource

Correspondence, 1843-1940.

Letters between a soldier in the 66th North Carolina Regiment and his wife discussing camp life and military engagements in eastern North Carolina and Virginia. There are items of Shields family correspondence from the period before the Civil War and letters between Couch and his daughter dealing with personal matters and business after 1865.

80 items.

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Couch, John.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g4723c (person)

Confederate soldier, from Orange County, N.C. From the description of Correspondence, 1843-1940. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20649201 ...

Shields family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z98fnj (family)

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 66th

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d54z28 (corporateBody)

Confederate states of America. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fn4wfh (corporateBody)

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...