J.W. Tindall papers, 1862-1864.

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J.W. Tindall papers, 1862-1864.

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Chiefly Civil War letters of J.W. Tindall, Co. D, 20th Regt. S.C.V., to his wife, re his efforts to be sent home; including letter, 17 Nov. 1863, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., re impossibility of his coming home; letter, 17 May 1864, Charleston, S.C., re purchasing goods for his post; letter, 20 May 1864, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., re moving to Virginia, asking her not to worry and to concentrate on their family, and reminding her that they would meet again, if not in this world then in the next. Letter, 23 May 1864, Charleston, S.C., re delay in move to Richmond, Va., because of battle on James Island, S.C.; letter, 25 May 1864, Florence, S.C., re desertion by members of his regiment by jumping from the train and intention of Col. Lawrence M. Keitt to have the deserters shot; letter, 31 May 1864, Chickahominy, Va., re his arrival in Gen. Lee's army, describing Richmond, Va., and praying for end of the war. Letter, 18 June 1864, Fraysers Farm, Va., J.W. Tindall to his wife, re pain of separation and requesting family and slaves to pray for his safe return; letter, 17 July 1864, Petersburg, Va., Lt. B. Livingston to Mrs. J.W. Tindall, informing her of her husband's death from a leg wound and subsequent erysipelas.

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Livingston, Bob, 1949-

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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...

Tindall, J. W., d. 1864.

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Confederate soldier in Co. D., 20th Regt., South Carolina Volunteers. From the description of J.W. Tindall papers, 1862-1864. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43579477 ...

Keitt, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Massillon), 1824-1864

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United States Congressman from Orangeburg District, S.C., 1853- 1860; delegate to the secession convention of South Carolina; member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy in Montgomery, Ala. in Feb. 1861 and Richmond, Va., July 1861; raised the Twentieth South Carolina Regiment of Volunteers and was commissioned its colonel; promoted to Brigadier General..; wounded in the Battle of Cold Harbor, near Richmond, Va., and died of wounds, 4 June 1864. From the description of Lawr...

Confederate States of America. Army. Infantry Regiment, 20th. Co. D.

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