Beckwith family papers, 1852-1889 [manuscript].

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Beckwith family papers, 1852-1889 [manuscript].

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Correspondence of the family of John W. Beckwith (1831-1890), Episcopal priest in North Carolina, Maryland, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, and bishop of Georgia. The collection consists mostly of Civil War letters from Virginia relatives of Beckwith's wife, Ella Brockenbrough Beckwith; scattered papers of Beckwith as a Confederate chaplain and a volunteer aide to Gen. William Joseph Hardee; and personal correspondence in the 1880s of Beckwith's daughter Elizabeth.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873

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Confederate brigadier general, from Selma (Dallas Co.), Ala. From the description of Papers, 1863-1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657442 Confederate general. From the description of Official report of the battle of Perryville, 1862 Dec. 1. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49253061 Confederate lieutenant general; served in Mexican War; commanded cadets, West Point, 1856-1861; author of book of military tactics. ...

Beckwith, Elizabeth

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Beckwith family.

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Brockenbrough family.

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Beckwith, John W. (John Watrous), 1831-1890

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John Watrous Beckwith (1831-1890), Episcopal minister and the 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia (1831-1890). He lived and preached in Maryland, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of John Watrous Beckwith sermons, 1851-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477989 Episcopal bishop of Georgia. From the description of Letter, 1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34126650 Second Episcopal Bishop of ...

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Beckwith, Ella Brockenbrough.

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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...