Papers, 1837-1892.

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Papers, 1837-1892.

This collection contains materials, 1837-1892, collected by Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) relating to his service in the United States and Confederate States Army. Early's U.S. Army items consist of receipts, invoices, and reports, 1837-1838, issued and received by him while serving in Florida and at Fortress Monroe, Va. The Civil War materials consist of muster rolls, 1861, for various Virginia and North Carolina units in the Confederate armies operating in Virginia; general and special orders, 1861-1863, issued by various Confederate officers concerning army logisitics and courts martial; official letters and reports, 1862-1864, concerning the battles of Williamsburg, 2nd Bull Run, and Spotsylvania Court House, Va.; and official correspondence of officers regarding the daily operations of the Confederate armies in Virginia. Also in the collection are postwar materials including letters, 1872-1892, to Jubal Early discussing the battles of 1st Bull Run, Malvern Hill, and Gettysburg. Correspondents in the papers include Robert Emmett Rodes (1829-1864), Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890), Raleigh Edward Colston (1825-1896), Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872), and Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824-1863).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7368533

Virginia Historical Society Library

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Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817-1872

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Lieutenant-general, Confederate Army, during Civil War. From the description of Letter : Richmond, Va., to Hugh [W.] Sheffey, 1865 March 14. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366216 U.S. and Confederate Army officer. From the description of Richard Stoddert Ewell papers, 1838-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063194 Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., 10 June 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth ...

Bonham, Milledge L. (Milledge Luke), 1813-1890

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Governor of South Carolina, 1863-1865; from Columbia, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1861-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276836 Governor of S.C.; Confederate Army officer; native of Edgefield District, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1863 Oct. 2 (Columbia, S.C.) to Col. J[ames] W[ashington] Harrison. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 704556374 Lawyer, Confederate Army officer, S.C. Governor, S.C. Repre...

Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896

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Born in France of American parents; college professor in Virginia; Confederate brigadier general; headmaster of military schools in North Carolina; on the general staff of the Egyptian Army, 1873-1878; lecturer and author; and clerk in the U.S. War Department, 1883-1894. From the description of Raleigh Edward Colston papers, 1842-1906 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24923900 Raleigh Edward Colston (1825-1896) was born in France of American parents. Colston was...

Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

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Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate Army officer from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the guide to the Stonewall Jackson papers, 1855-1906, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Confederate general. From the description of Stonewall Jackson papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1861-1862) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186323 Confederate Army officer, from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the de...

Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894

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Confederate general. From the description of Autograph manuscript : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742671 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the grandson of James Barron and son of Wilton and Jane A. (Barron) Hope. James Barron Hope graduated from the College of William and Mary. He practiced law and was commonwealth's attorney for Norfolk. He married Anne Beverley Whiting. The couple had two daughters, Jane A. Barron (Jane...

Rodes, Robert Emmett, 1829-1864

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Confederate general; of Lynchburg, Va.; killed in battle in the Shenandoah Valley. From the description of Civil War letter of Gen. Robert E. Rodes, ca. 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71057253 ...

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...