Charles Manning Furman papers, 1836-1875.

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Charles Manning Furman papers, 1836-1875.

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Consisting of Civil War correspondence with Frances Emma Garden of Sumter, S.C., re their courtship; marriage in Feb. 1864; camp life in S.C., N.C., and Ga.; troop movements and rumors; comments on various commanders; difficulty in obtaining food and clothing; and life at home during the war. Letter, 14 June 1861, to Frances Emma Garden, Sumter, S.C., from Charles Manning Furman, Camp Beauregard, re continued correspondence between the two and answering her concerns for his safety; letter, 3 July 1861, to F.E. Garden, Sumter, S.C., from Furman, Camp Kershaw, re troop moral, seeing a comet, camp celebration, and gag order on correspondence re troop movements. Letter, 8 Mar. 1863, to Furman, from Garden, Sumter, S.C., re attending church, possible U.S. Army attack on Charleston, S.C., capture of Indianola, Miss., and effects of the war on the south; letter, 15 Nov. 1863, F.E. Garden, Sumter, S.C., to Furman, re religious services and peace talks; letter, 21 July 1864, to Garden, Sumter, S.C., from Furman, in trenches near Atlanta, Ga., re troop movements, Stevens' Brigade, Sherman's attacks, and the impending demise of the Confederate States of America. Also including three letters, 1835-1861, of Furman family correspondence; letters, 1870-1875, from C.M. Furman, Russellville, Ky., re his relocation, teaching at Bethel College, its faculty and president; undated letter, Greenville, S.C., to H.A. Strode, Fort Hill, Clemson, S.C., re English curriculum for Clemson College, the emphasis on agricultural training, farmers, and mechanics, and possibility of modeling the program after Iowa State Agricultural College.

103 items and 3 v.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Clemson university

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Courses in Computer Science first offered, 1965-1966. Department of Computer Science created July 1, 1978. Albert Turner, Acting Head, July 1978-April 1979; Head, 1979-1993. Stephen T. Hedetniemi, Acting Department Head, 1993-1994; Head, 1994-1995; Chair, 1995-1997. Harold Grossman, Acting Chair, 1997-1998. John C. Peck, Chair, 1998-2000. Pradip Srimani, Chair, 2000-present. Master of Science degree program instituted 1980-1981. From the description of Department of Computer Science ...

Furman, Frances Emma Garden, d. 1883

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Furman, Charles Manning, 1840-1934

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Charleston (Charleston Co.), S.C. resident. From the description of Letters, 1836-1840. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39352915 Planter, lawyer, professor, of Darlington and Greenville County, S.C.; captain of 16th South Carolina Volunteers, Co. H.; professor of Mathematics, Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.; professor of English Literature, Clemson University; Assistant U.S. Attorney for S.C., 1886-1889; 1859 graduate of Furman University; son of Furman Univ...

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