Mary Hart Means papers, 1846-1911.

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Mary Hart Means papers, 1846-1911.

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Chiefly consisting of family correspondence re the Coalter, Davis, Bates, Means, and Poelnitz families, including correspondence of Mary Hart Mean's parents, Edward Means and Claudia Hart Means, and M.H. Means and her husband, Thomas Coalter Means, re education, economy, and social and religious activities of the families. Including letter, 14 June 1861, Norfolk, Va., from William F. Hart, comparing Virginia, Alabama, and South Carolina soldiers and people, Norfolk, battle formations, camp life, and the musical talent of men in his regiment; receipt, 16 Apr. 1861, from Edward Manigault, to John Hugh Means, for two revolvers with ammunition; letter, 31 Dec. 1864, Columbia, S.C., from "Rose," re war rumors, conditions in Columbia, and depredations committed by soldiers. Also including oath of allegiance, 1 Aug. 1865, Fairfield, S.C., sworn to the United States by M.H. Means; volume, 1846-1918, copies of letters to Mary Hart Means, edited by Elisabeth D. English, including genealogy of the Means family; 3 memorandum books, 1858-1903, Fairfield District, S.C., re plantation records and personal accounts, re amounts of cotton picked by slaves identified by name including Thomas Coalter Means' 1858 cotton book.

211 items and 4 v.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7451801

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Manigault, Edward, 1817-1874

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Son of Joseph Manigault (1763-1843) of Charleston, S.C. He served in the Mexican War, and afterwards as a South Carolina state ordnance officer, and a railroad engineer. In 1863 he was appointed a major in the Confederate Army and given command of an artillery unit called the Siege Train. In Feb. 1865, Manigualt was in command of a small infantry force of 161 men who defended Grimball's Causeway (at or near James Island, S.C.) against a much larger Federal force. From the description...

English, Elisabeth Doby.

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Coalter family.

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Means family.

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Bates family.

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Davis family.

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Means, Mary Hart, 1835-1916.

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Resident, of Fairfield District, S.C.; wife, of Thomas Coalter Means (1821-1859); daughter of Edward Means and Claudia Hart Means. From the description of Mary Hart Means papers, 1846-1911. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42646095 ...

Poelnitz family.

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Means, John Hugh.

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Means, Edward G.

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Hart, William, active 1620

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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...

Means, Claudia Hart

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Means, Thomas Coalter, 1821-1859

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