Leroy Moncure Nutt papers, 1835-1927 (bulk 1866-1867) [manuscript].

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Leroy Moncure Nutt papers, 1835-1927 (bulk 1866-1867) [manuscript].

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Papers pertaining primarily to Confederate Lieut. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) and his men. The bulk of the collection consists of letters, 1866-1867, from veterans of Forrest's command written to Forrest or to his biographers, Gen. Thomas Jordan (1819-1895) and J. P. Pryor. These detailed letters contain descriptions of the service of various Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi regiments and batteries, primarily in Tennessee; sketches of fellow officers killed in the war; narratives of battles; and eyewitness accounts of Forrest himself. Also included are military messages from Forrest's adjutant regarding troop movements in the Nashville campaign, November-December 1864, and scattered personal and military papers of Leroy Moncure Nutt of Shreveport, La., captain of scouts in the Army of Tennessee.

149 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Pryor, J. P. (John P)

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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...

Nutt, Leroy Moncure, 1828-1882.

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Leroy Moncure Nutt (1828-1882) of Culpeper County, Va. was a lawyer and captain of scouts in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. In 1863, he was briefly was imprisoned in Ohio after being captured in battle of Arkansas Pest, Ark. From the guide to the Leroy Moncure Nutt Papers, ., 1835-1927, (bulk 1866-1867), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Jordan, Thomas, 1819-1895

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Confederate general, chief of staff to G.T. Beauregard. From the description of Memorandum, [1874?]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541762 Confederate general. From the description of ALS, 1882 Sept. 23, New York, N.Y., to G.T. Beauregard. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475273 From the description of ALS : Memphis, to G.T. Beauregard, 1866 Oct. 26. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 1...

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

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Army officer. From the description of Nathan Bedford Forrest letter, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450304 Planter, slave dealer, and Confederate Army officer; resident of Memphis (Shelby Co.), Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562174 Confederate general; led cavalry forces during the battle of Fort Pillow, Tenn.; Confederate troops accused of slaughtering Union soldiers following th...