Correspondence, 1862-1866.

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Correspondence, 1862-1866.

Letters to the Gaffney family of Columbia, S.C., from friends and relatives. A letter (1862) written by P. Lemmons of the 12th South Carolina infantry (Gregg's Brigade) while he was at Camp Arsenal Green in Charleston, S.C., describes the stealing of a steamship, THE PLANTER, by a party of African Americans. Several letters were written by William W. Gaffney to his parents during the Civil War: one (1862 May 20) from Camp Jackson in Spottsylvania, Va., These describe the events of battles in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Two items deal with financial matters at Furman University.

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Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry. Gregg's Brigade.

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Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 12th.

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Furman University

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Gaffney family.

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Residents of Columbia, S.C. From the description of Correspondence, 1862-1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36635437 ...