Margaret E. Blackwell papers, 1861-1865.

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Blackwell, Margaret E. Margaret E. Blackwell papers, 1861-1865.

Margaret E. Blackwell papers, 1861-1865.

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Primarily letters, 1861-1865, received by Margaret E. Blackwell from family members in Pontotoc County, Miss., during the Civil War. Letters discuss home front conditions in Mississippi; the occupation of Fort Sumter; the fall of Vicksburg, Miss.; and the battle at Gettysburg, Pa. Members of the Blackwell family serving in the 2nd Mississippi Regiment and their role at Gettysburg are mentioned. Other letters discuss plantation management, and one letter from 1865 describes the treatment, especially medical care, of slaves and freedmen working on family plantations.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill