Kent Lewis letter, 1861 August 24 [manuscript].

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Kent Lewis letter, 1861 August 24 [manuscript].

Letter from Lewis, a soldier in the Confederate Army stationed in Randolph County, Va., to his Aunt Nellie, telling of the hardships of camp life and the great amount of sickness among the soldiers.

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Lewis, Kent, fl. 1861.

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Kent Lewis (fl. 1861) was a Confederate soldier who was stationed for a time in Randolph County, Va. From the guide to the Kent Lewis Letter, ., 24 August 1861, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

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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...