Inventory. Charleston Arsenal, 1861.

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Inventory. Charleston Arsenal, 1861.

Inventory taken by Simonton ("agent for the Confederate States of America") and William G. Eason ("agent for the State of South Carolina" appointed 20 May 1861) of ordnance and ordnance stores at the former U.S. Arsenal, Cannonsboro [Cannonsborough], Charleston, South Carolina.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337527

South Carolina Historical Society

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Eason, William G., 1828-1898.

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A resident of Charleston, S.C., William G. Eason served as Charleston County auditor, and, during the Civil War, was Ordnance Officer for the state of South Carolina. From the description of William G. Eason papers, 1889. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953562 ...

Simonton, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1904

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, judge, and South Carolina state representative. In 1857 he formed a law partnership with Theodore G. Barker which lasted until 1886, when Simonton was appointed to the bench of the Federal court of the district of South Carolina. From the description of Charles H. Simonton legal papers, 1868-1899. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36793943 ...