Holmes family correspondence, 1876-1903 (bulk 1876, 1890-1903).

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Holmes family correspondence, 1876-1903 (bulk 1876, 1890-1903).

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Letters (1876) between George S. Holmes in Charleston and Mary L. Burckmyer of Greenville concerning social life, hunting, rifle clubs and local militia units in Charleston, political news leading up to and after the 1876 Presidential election, and reports of yellow fever and diphtheria epidemics. Also includes letters (1890-1903) to James Gadsden Holmes, Adjutant General, S.C. Division of the United Confederate Veterans, from Stephen D. Lee, president of the Mississippi Historical Society, T.N. Waul of Texas, government officials in Washington, D.C. and at West Point regarding the Civil War, inquiries into the status of officers, and other matters.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Holmes, George S., b. 1849.

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South Carolina. Militia

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...

Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908

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Planter, U.S. and Confederate army officer. From the description of ALS : Columbus, Miss., to Charles Colcock Jones, 1883 Dec. 23. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442865 From the description of ALS : Columbus, Miss., to Charles Colcock Jones, 1883 Nov. 15. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86156169 Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; President, Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College; and Mississippi state legislator; nat...

Burckmyer, Mary L.

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Waul, Thomas Neville, 1813-1903

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Holmes, James Gadsden, 1843-1926.

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Holmes family.

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