L. J. Hoyle papers, 1853-1875.

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L. J. Hoyle papers, 1853-1875.

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Chiefly letters from Hoyle to his mother during the Civil War and to Mary Ella Round, 1874-1875. Civil War letters, 1861-1864, are chiefly from Hoyle while he served in Virginia and North Carolina with the 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment to his mother Nancy H. V. Moorman Hoyle in Gaston County, N.C. Rich in detail, these letters document camp life, troop movements, battles and skirmishes, as well as Hoyle's health and attitude as the war progressed. Included are substantive comments on the 1862 yellow fever outbreak in Wilmington, N.C., and other health issues; the battle of Gettysburg, where Hoyle found himself under the command of James Johnston Pettigrew; and 1864 battles around Petersburg, Va. Courtship letters from Hoyle in Cleveland County to Mary Ella Round in Lenoir, N.C., begin after the death of Hoyle's first wife in 1874 and continue until November 1875, two weeks before the couple married. These chatty letters deal chiefly with daily concerns, including activities of friends and relatives, special social occasions, Methodist Church matters, and other routine affairs.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hoyle, L. J. (Lemuel J.), 1839-1884.

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