Loughborough collection, 1834-1964.

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Loughborough collection, 1834-1964.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/399721047

Correspondence, newspapers, news clippings, manuscripts, typescripts, certificates, leaflets, and other items, including some genealogical material. The correspondence contains many Civil War letters, including those from James M. Loughborough as a Confederate army officer to his wife. The inclusive dates for the collection are 1834 to 1964.

3 boxes.

Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 7418260

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Loughborough, James M. (James Moore), 1832-1876

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Loughborough, Louisa Watkins Wright, 1881-1962

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Loughborough, Mary Ann Webster, 1836-1887

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Loughborough, James Fairfax, 1873-1945

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Loughborough family.

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James M. Loughborough was born in 1833 at or near the town of Frankfort, Ky. He married Mary Webster (b. 28 Aug. 1835) on 10 Nov. 1859 in St. Louis, Mo. He died 31 July 1876, and his wife on 26 Aug. 1887. They had six children: Julia Webster, Jean Moore, Mary, Hope Fairfax, James Fairfax, and St. James Noble. James M. Loughborough was a lawyer. His father, John Loughborough, was Surveyor General of the United States for the District of Illinois and Missouri. Mrs. James M. Loughborough wrote My C...

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...