Oliver Hering Middleton family correspondence, 1863-1884 (bulk 1863-1865).

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Oliver Hering Middleton family correspondence, 1863-1884 (bulk 1863-1865).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35953359

Correspondence primarily consists of letters (1863-1864) between Oliver Hering Middleton, Jr., and his parents (Oliver Hering Middleton, Sr., and Susan Chisolm Middleton) and other family members, and concerns family matters, Middleton's life as a soldier in the Charleston Light Dragoons, and movements and actions of his unit. Letters of Oliver Hering Middleton, Jr. are from Pocotaligo (S.C.), McPhersonville (S.C.), and elsewhere. Correspondence (1864) concerning the death of Oliver Hering Middleton, Jr. in Virginia includes letters of condolence to Oliver Hering Middleton, Sr. and other Middleton family members. Other family correspondence (1865-1884) includes many letters to Oliver Hering Middleton, Sr. from family members and friends.

ca. 150 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376015

South Carolina Historical Society

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Middleton, Oliver Hering, 1845-1864.

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The son of Oliver Hering Middleton (1798-1892), he was born and educated in Charleston, S.C. During the Civil War Oliver Hering Middleton the younger served in the Charleston Light Dragoons and was killed in action at Matadequin Creek (Va.) on May 30, 1864. From the description of Oliver Hering Middleton family correspondence, 1863-1884 (bulk 1863-1865). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953359 ...

Middleton, Oliver Hering, 1798-1892.

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The son of South Carolina governor Henry Middleton (1770-1846), Oliver Hering Middleton was a plantation owner (Edisto Island) and U.S. Navy officer. In 1828 he married Susan Matilda Harriet Chisolm, and their children were Oliver Hering Middleton (1845-1864), Mary Julia Middleton (b. 1829), Susan Matilda Middleton (1830-1880), Eleanor Maria Middleton (b. 1831), Emma Middleton (b. 1841) and Olivia Middleton (b. 1839), who married Frederick Rutledge Blake (b. 1838). From the descripti...

Middleton, Susan Matilda Harriet Chisolm, 1807-1865.

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Middleton family.

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