Raleigh Edward Colston papers, 1842-1906 [manuscript].

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Raleigh Edward Colston papers, 1842-1906 [manuscript].

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Primarily military correspondence of Colston concerning Confederate Army movements and organization in Virginia, and personal letters to his family during and after the war. The personal correspondence includes letters to his daughters, Lou (Colston) Byrne Ragland and Mary (Colston) Lippitt, containing fatherly advice; and discussions of his health, especially as he began to need nursing care. Also included is correspondence with Egyptian and Confederate army officers, American magazine editors, appreciative readers, and friends; a diary (10 v.), 1874-1896, brief and irregular, describing life in the Egyptian Army and travels in Africa and Europe, as well as life in Washington, D.C., and gradually declining health; clippings of magazine articles by Colston, mainly on Confederate and Egyptian topics; and a few letters in the 1840s from his parents, Virginians living in France.

About 800 items (2.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Colston family.

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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...

Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896

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Born in France of American parents; college professor in Virginia; Confederate brigadier general; headmaster of military schools in North Carolina; on the general staff of the Egyptian Army, 1873-1878; lecturer and author; and clerk in the U.S. War Department, 1883-1894. From the description of Raleigh Edward Colston papers, 1842-1906 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24923900 Raleigh Edward Colston (1825-1896) was born in France of American parents. Colston was...

Ragland family.

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