The Lewis Leigh collection, 1861-1865.

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The Lewis Leigh collection, 1861-1865.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, memoirs, personnel documents, organizational documents, clippings, diary / journal, ephemera. Contains information pertaining to the following war: Civil War. General description of the collection: The Lewis Leigh collection includes xerox copies of a huge collection of Civil War documents from a private collector. It includes many Confederate documents as well as Union ones. The whole war is encompassed, including civilian accounts on campaigns, battles, and the home front. The primary focus of the collection is the eastern theater, with special emphasis on the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac.

54 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7585372

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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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...

United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia

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The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America's Eastern Theater. Organized on June 20, 1861, as the Army of the Potomac, it soon incorporated the armies of the Shenandoah, Harpers Ferry, and the Northwest. The army's name changed to Army of Northern Virginia on March 14, 1862. It surrendered to the Northern Army of the Potomac at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. From the description of Confederate States of America, Army of ...

Leigh, Lewis.

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