Long family papers, 1857-1877 [manuscript].

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Long family papers, 1857-1877 [manuscript].

Correspondence of an Alamance County, N.C., family, chiefly letters written, 1861-1862, by John A., Benjamin N., and Jacob Long in Confederate camps in various places in Virginia, as well as Raleigh, N.C., and Frederick, Md., to their parents John and Letitia R. Long at home, concerning food, clothes, health, drilling, preaching, and other matters. Among other letters is one, 1872, from a patient at "Insane Asylum, N.C." briefly describing her life there. Spelling is frequently colloquial.

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Long family.

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Long, John, fl. 1861-1862.

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Long, Benjamin N., fl. 1861-1862.

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Insane Asylum of North Carolina

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Long, Jacob, fl. 1861-1862.

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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...

Long, John A., fl. 1861-1862.

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