McLaurin family papers, 1861-1899.

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McLaurin family papers, 1861-1899.

Eleven letters among or relating to members of the McLaurin family of Morven, Anson County, N.C., and two other related items. Most letters are from McLaurins (Daniel T., Neil, John, D.D.) in the Confederate Army to relatives at home. There are letters from members of the 59th North Carolina Regiment and the 4th North Carolina Cavalry, and from locations that include Smith Island and Fort Fisher, N.C., and Orange County, Va. Letters concern fighting and marches, other war news, news of relatives and friends, health, injuries, and deaths, and clothing needed by soldiers. Other items are an 1899 chattel mortgage certificate and an undated handwrittten version of the song "Barbara Allen."

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McLaurin, D. D.

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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...

McLaurin family.

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McLaurin, Neil

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Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 4th

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Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 59th.

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McLaurin, John J. (John James), 1841-1923

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McLaurin, Daniel

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