Franklin Gaillard's Civil War letters [manuscript] 1861- 1864.

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Franklin Gaillard's Civil War letters [manuscript] 1861- 1864.

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Letters from Gaillard, a widowed Confederate officer, who was with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, Kershaw's Brigade, in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and east Tennessee. Most of the letters were written to his sister-in-law, Maria Porcher, who was caring for Gaillard's two children, whose mother had died. The letters contain detailed accounts of battles and other events, Gaillard's evaluations and speculations, description of his surroundings, social life in the areas he passed through, and news of friends and relatives.

1 v. (89 p.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Gaillard, Franklin, d. 1864.

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Franklin Gaillard (died 1864) was a Confederate officer with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, Kershaw's Brigade. He was killed in the battle of the Wilderness, Va. From the guide to the Franklin Gaillard's Civil War Letters, 1861-1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

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Porcher, Maria.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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