Lafayette McLaws papers, 1836-1897 [manuscript].

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Lafayette McLaws papers, 1836-1897 [manuscript].

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Letters and military papers of Lafayette McLaws including items related to the U.S. Army campaigns against the Navajos, 1858-1860, and the Civil War campaigns in which McLaws participated. Civil War actions discussed include the Peninsula and Maryland campaigns in 1862; the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863; action in Tennessee in late 1863, especially in the vicinity of Knoxville; McLaws' court-marial in 1864 for failure to cooperate with General James Longstreet, and his exoneration; his command in Georgia and South Carolina in 1864; and actions in North Carolina in 1865. Civil War maps of sites in Virginia, and Gettysburg, and other battles are also present. Post-war items include articles and addresses on military campaigns, especially the Battle of Gettysburg, and McLaws' relationship with General Longstreet. Earlier items are miscellaneous McLaws family papers. Volumes consist of a letter book, 1858-1860, containing abstracts of McLaws' letters to his wife during the Navajo campaign, and an order book, 1865, with journal entries for military operations in North Carolina, and a biographical sketch of McLaws.

460 items (1.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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