Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 21st. Order book, 1861-1864 [manuscript].

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Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 21st. Order book, 1861-1864 [manuscript].

Order book with entries, 12 July 1861-6 April 1864. Orders were issued by Robert E. Lee, P. G. T. Beauregard, J. E. Johnston, I. G. Trimble, G. B. Crittenden, J. A. Early, R. S. Ewell, G. W. Smith, Stonewall Jackson, the secretary of war, and others. Orders concern troop movements, camp life, discharges, furloughs, and supplies, among other things. Included are Lee's outline of the Confederate victory at Manassas, Va., and Beauregard's order concerning General Butler's treatment of women in New Orleans, La. There are also records of articles passed by the Confederate government and announcements of days of fasting and prayer issued by Jefferson Davis.

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