Diary and letters, 1862-1867.

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Diary and letters, 1862-1867.

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Calvin Leach's pocket diary, 1861-1864, and five letters, 1863-1867. Most of the diary entries recount daily life in the army and record military activities in Virginia and Maryland, especially at Malvern Hill and Antietam. The first four letters were written by Leach to his mother and his sister Louisa and relate his living conditions and news of other men from his hometown. The 1867 letter was to Leach's father, D.A. Leach, from William Owens and concerns land appraisal.

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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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Leach, Calvin, 1843-1864.

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Calvin Leach was the oldest of the eight children of D.A. and Rebecca Leach of Scottish descent, from Montgomery County, N.C. He was a church clerk at Walnut Grove before he joined Company B of the First North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, in September 1861. He died in Richmond in 1864. From the guide to the Calvin Leach Diary and Letters, 1861-1867, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Calvin Le...

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 1st

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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...