Papers, 1877-1901.

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Papers, 1877-1901.

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Personal letters relating to Moore (1833-1906) and his family. A letter of Moore's uncle, J. H. Wheeler, concerns their mutual interest in the writing and publishing of history. A letter, 1877, from R. J. Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun, concerns sources of information on his life for a book Moore was compiling on men born in Hertford County. There is also a letter from Supreme Court Justice W. N. H. Smith. The library holds a microfilm of the card index in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, to Moore's Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States (Raleigh: 1882).

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Moore, John W. (John Wheeler), 1833-1906

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John W. Moore (1833-1906), historian, author, lawyer, and Confederate officer was born at Mulberry Grove Plantation, Hertford County, N.C. An 1853 graduate of the University of North Carolina, he married Ann James Ward and practiced law in Murfreesboro, N.C. During the Civil War, Moore served with the 2d Regiment of North Carolina Cavalry and later commanded the 3d North Carolina Battalion. At war's end, he returned to Murfreesboro and later moved to Maple Lawn Plantatio...