John Knox McLean papers, 1820-1875.

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John Knox McLean papers, 1820-1875.

Chiefly correspondence of this Confederate Army surgeon written from various camps and hospitals in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia, to members of his family in Darlington and Marion Counties, S.C., re camp life, duties as medical officer, troop movements, battles, leaders, health of the army, hospitals and staff, wounded soldiers, clothing and food supplies, and hardships of army in Virginia. Including certificate, 1848, of Murdoch MacLean, re membership in Georgetown Medical Society, Georgetown, S.C.; letters, 9 Nov.-14 May 1856, Chapel Hill, N.C., from J.K. McLean, to his father and his sister Sallie MacLean, re romantic and social activities in Chapel Hill; letter, 2 Dec. 1859, Philadelphia, Pa., from J.K. McLean, to S. MacLean, Cheraw, S.C., re John Brown's execution, crowd's attitude toward Southern students, and female participation in the program. Letter, 28 July 1863, Howards Grove, from John K. McLean, to his mother Mary Westfield Pugh MacLean, re sending his slave "Shake" home to work on the plantation; letter, 26 Dec. 1863, Confederate Army, 61st Infantry, Virginia camp, from J.K. McLean, to S. McLean, re low food supplies and regiment's desire to meet [Benjamin Franklin] Butler's troops. Letter, 16 June 1864, 3rd Corps Hospital, from J.K. McLean, to his sister Jane MacLean, re extra work caring for the wounded of Anderson's division, desertion of fellow doctors, neglect of duties by medical officers, and advising her to hire out all the slaves not needed to tend crops; also including letters, 3 July-19 Nov. 1875, Cheraw, S.C., J.K. McLean, to Agnes B. Evans, Society Hill, S.C., re local social activities, friends, and spread of fever and illness.

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McLean, J. K. (John Knox), 1834-1914

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Doctor of Chesterfield, Darlington and Marion Counties, S.C. [portions of which now lie in Florence County]; surgeon, of Confederate States Army; husband, of Claudia Godfrey (d. 1866); son, of Dr. Murdoch MacLean and Mary Westfield Pugh MacLean; brother, of Sallie MacLean, Louisa Frances MacLean, and Jane Christiana MacLean. From the description of John Knox McLean papers, 1820-1875. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42648636 ...

Georgetown Medical Society (Georgetown, S.C.)

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MacLean family.

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Evans, Agnes B.

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MacLean, Jane Christiana.

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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...

MacLean, Sallie.

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MacLean, Murdoch, 1789-1863.

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