Asbury Coward papers, 1863 and ca. 1870.

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Asbury Coward papers, 1863 and ca. 1870.

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Orders, 29 Jan. 1863, issued from Headquarters, 5th Regt., South Carolina Volunteers, "Special Order No. 4," naming officers and men sent to arrest absentees and procure conscripts and volunteers, signed: "By Command of Col. A Coward[,] W.D. Hardy[,] Act. Adjt."; Typescript volume of memoirs, ca. 1870, re his reminiscences of Civil War service, including battles of Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Gaines's Mill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, siege of Knoxville, the Wilderness, and the Petersburg campaign; includes Coward's version of the fatal shooting of Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins by his own men during the Wilderness, reaction of the Confederate soldiers to news of the surrender, and his trip back to South Carolina. Coward recalls his determination to resume his life in South Carolina rather than consider voluntary exile in Brazil or Mexico.

Military order: 1 sheet (2 p.) ; 25 cm.Typescript volume: 101 leaves ; 34 cm.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 5th

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The regiment was one of the first organized in 1861. It entered state service in April 1861 and Confederate service in June 1861. The regiment served as part of the Army of Northern Virginia until it disbanded on april 13th, 1862. Colonel Micah Jenkins then organized the Palmetto Sharpshooters and most of the officers and men of the disbanded Fifth joined it. From the description of Fifth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers ledger, 1861-1894. (bulk 1861-1862) (Clemson University Libr...

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...

Coward, Asbury, 1835-1925

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Served as Commander of 5th Regt., South Carolina Volunteers during Civil War; physician of Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; Coward was wounded in action at the Wilderness; author of book The South Carolinians. From the description of Asbury Coward papers, 1863 and ca. 1870. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 32877555 Educator, founder of King's Mountain Military School in Yorkville, S.C. in 1855; Confederate Army Officer; superintendent of The Citadel 1890-190...