George Washington Rains papers, 1843-1949 (bulk 1843-1864) [manuscript].

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George Washington Rains papers, 1843-1949 (bulk 1843-1864) [manuscript].

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Papers, chiefly 1843-1864, of Rains in the U.S. and Confederate armies, written from Virginia, Texas, Mexico, and Georgia, and pertaining to the War with Mexico and to Confederate ordnance. There are references to the defense of Augusta, Ga., and Charleston, S.C., to rifles and powder, and to the general progress of the war. The Civil War letters include two from James Henry Hammond (1807-1864), nine from Confederate Chief of Ordnance Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883), and one from Confederate General Benjamin Huger. Beginning in 1893, there are miscellaneous family papers, some written from New York. Also included is a biographical sketch of Rains.

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