James T. Wells papers, 1861-1865.

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James T. Wells papers, 1861-1865.

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"Diary of a Confederate Soldier and Recollections of a Federal Prison during the War," 8 Apr. 1861-4 Mar. 1865, re events and movements of the 2nd Regt., Co. A, S.C.V., beginning with Wells' departure from Columbia, S.C. as a member of the Governor's Guards and the attack on Fort Sumter and recollections of his experience as a prisoner of war at field hospitals, Fort McHenry and Point Lookout, Md. Including a map of the prison yard and list of acquaintances made at Point Lookout with the company and regiment of each; comments re harsh treatment, poor food, clothes, and shelter; attempts to escape; visit of Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler and his use of African-American troops as guards; an engine with power sufficient to drive turning laths; and newspaper clippings of poems re the Civil War.

1 v. and 1 folder (26 sheets)

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7524917

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Wells, James T., 1841-1881.

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Confederate soldier, Sergent, South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd Regt., Co. A; resident of Columbia, S.C.; caputred at Gettysburg, 4 July 1863; sent to Baltimore, 21 July 1863, then Fort McHenry, 24 Aug. 1863; arrived at Point Lookout, Md., on 16 Sept. 1863, and remained there imprisoned until 11 Feb. 1865, when he was released in a prisoner exchange, and he returned to Richmond, Va. From the description of James T. Wells papers, 1861-1865. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record...

South Carolina. Governor's Guards.

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Doyle, Robert C.

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Historian Matthew G. Guntharp and lawyer Robert C. Doyle graduated from The Pennsylvania State University; both played in the bluegrass band, the Buffalo Chipkickers, helped organize the Penn State Fiddling Contest, and authored and introduced (respectively) the book, Learning the Fiddler's Ways. From the description of Robert Doyle and Matthew Guntharp collection on Central Pennsylvania fiddling, 1973-2003. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 670228418 ...

Seitz, Lois.

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Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...