Harrison Wells papers, 1857-1869, 1905 (bulk 1862-1865).

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Harrison Wells papers, 1857-1869, 1905 (bulk 1862-1865).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/503561906

The collection is chiefly letters from Harrison Wells to his then fiancee May (called Mollie) Long, written from various military camps and battlefields while serving as a Confederate commissary sergeant during the Civil War. Letters frequently contain detailed discussions of military engagements and major battles including the Confederate capture of Harpers Ferry; the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam); the Battle of Chancellorsville; the Battle of Fredericksburg; the Second Battle of Winchester; the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; the Confederate invasion and retreat from Washington, D.C.; and the Second Battle of Kernstown. Letters often mention troop movements and discuss the nature of the fighting and its aftermath, some with enumeration of casualties. Letters occasionally relate personal reflections, sentiments, and assurances of affections; descriptions of camp life and troop morale; opinions of specific military leaders, particularly Stonewall Jackson and Braxton Bragg; predictions for the war; and depictions of scenery and public reception in towns through which the troops passed. There are also two responses from May Long at Corona College in Corinth, Miss., chiefly discussing her schooling and leisure activities, but with some discussion of the impact of the war on the local area; Civil War era letters from members of Wells's family and from relatives of May Long including one describing actions in defense of the North Carolina coast; a few antebellum and post-war family letters including an 1857 letter from Eliab Horace Wells describing George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Va., and the construction of the capitol at Washington, D.C.; a map drawn by Harrison Wells of the Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg, Va., area annotated with troop positions; an ambrotype of Harrison Wells and a daguerreotype of May Long; and other items.

About 30 items (0.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7625022

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Wells family.

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Long family.

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Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 13th

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Kernstown, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864.

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Wells, Harrison, 1840-1894

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Harrison Wells of Zebulon, Ga., was a commissary sergeant with Company A, 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment, who served primarily in Virginia and Maryland. From the description of Harrison Wells papers, 1857-1869, 1905 (bulk 1862-1865). WorldCat record id: 503561906 Harrison Wells (1840-1894) was a commissary sergeant with Company A, 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America. He was educated at the University of Georgia, graduating in 1860, and ...

Long, May, fl. 1860-1865.

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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...

Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

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Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate Army officer from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the guide to the Stonewall Jackson papers, 1855-1906, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Confederate general. From the description of Stonewall Jackson papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1861-1862) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186323 Confederate Army officer, from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the de...