David Carter papers, 1850-1862 [manuscript].

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David Carter papers, 1850-1862 [manuscript].

The collection includes letters received by Carter from sons at Randolph-Macon College and the University of North Carolina, and from Virginia where they were serving with the Confederate army. Also, brief lumber record and soldier's memoranda book, and other miscellaneous letters.

About 30 items.

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Randolph-Macon College

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

Carter, David, 1802-1861

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David Carter was a planter, of Hyde County, N.C. From the description of David Carter papers, 1850-1862 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22486061 David Carter (1801-1862) was a planter of Hyde County, N.C. His sons served in the Confederate army. From the guide to the David Carter Papers, ., 1850-1862, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

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...