Henry C. Semple papers, 1847-1878 (bulk 1861-1865) [manuscript].

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Henry C. Semple papers, 1847-1878 (bulk 1861-1865) [manuscript].

Carbon copies of typed transcriptions of letters written home to Alabama during the Civil War, military records, and other correspondence of Semple. Civil War letters discuss the hardships of military life, military orders and movements, and progress of the war.

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Semple, Henry C., 1822-1894

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Henry C. Semple of Montgomery, Ala., an artillery officer in the Confederate Army, served during the Civil War in Alabama and with the Army of Tennessee. From the description of Henry C. Semple papers, 1847-1878 (bulk 1861-1865) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23438156 Henry Churchill Semple (1822-1894) of Montgomery, Ala., was a captain and then a major in the Confederate Army. Semple's Battery was organized at Montgomery in March 1862, with officers and men nearly all fr...

Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee

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Principal Confederate army of the west, formed November 1862. From the description of Records, 1861-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28447972 ...

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...