Chisolm family papers, 1849; 1856; 1861-1866, 1940 [manuscript].

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Chisolm family papers, 1849; 1856; 1861-1866, 1940 [manuscript].

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Chiefly papers of James Heyward North (1815-1893) of Charleston, S.C., U.S. and Confederate naval officer, and purchasing agent for the Confederate Navy in Europe. He and his wife, Emily, wrote from sea, from England and France in 1861-1866, and from their farm, to his sisters and his daughter Eliza Drayton (Mrs. Alfred) Chisolm in South Carolina. The letters concern family matters and their travels. Also letters of Alfred and John Chisolm while serving in the Confederate Army with the Marion Artillery and Boykin's Rangers in Virginia, on the coast of South Carolina, and in North Carolina, to their mother, Jane Chisolm (Mrs. William C.) Bee.

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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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Bee, Jane Chisolm.

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Chisolm, John.

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North, Emily

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North, James Heyward, 1815-1893.

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James Heyward North, of Charleston, S.C., was a purchasing agent for the Confederate Navy in Europe. From the description of James Heyward North papers, 1861 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23478536 James Heyward North (1815-1893), of Charleston, S.C., was a purchasing agent for the Confederate Navy in Europe. From the guide to the James Heyward North Papers, 1861, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Chisholm family.

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Chisolm, Eliza Drayton North, fl. 1861-1866.

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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...

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Chisolm, Alfred.

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Chisolm family.

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...