James H. Becknell farm journal, 1858-1872.

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James H. Becknell farm journal, 1858-1872.

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Farm journal, 1858-1872, with entries by James H. Becknell and possibly another unidentified writer re agricultural activities during antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras. Account entries detail blacksmith work done for people, including shoeing horses and sharpening plows, as well as sales of agricultural products, sometimes specifying the race of those to whom he sold, and record of debts paid with barter of coal or crops. Sporadic calendar journal entries (1861, 1864-1872) note the weather and day's events, death of farm animals, crops planted, crop yields, and changes of season. Entries penned during the Civil War provide information on soldiers returning home after the war, list of promotions in 1864, record of soldiers' deaths, information on his son John W. Becknell, where he fought and how he died, reported casualty statistics for Confederate and Union troops, list of staff officers killed at Sharpsburg [Antietam, Md.], and dates when his sons left for war.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Bucknell family.

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Becknell, James H., 1804-1872.

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In 1860, J.H. Becknell was a resident of Pickens District, S.C.; husband of Sarah Ann Defreese (1814-1882), and father of John Watts Becknell (1840-1864) and eight other children, one of whom, "William" is described as "idiotic" in the U.S. Census of 1860. From the description of Diary, 1858-1872. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 697298287 Farmer of Union and Pickens Counties, S.C.; husband of Sarah Ann Defreese (1814-1882); father of John Watts Becknell (...

Becknell, John Watts, 1840-1864.

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