Papers, 1863-1918.

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Papers, 1863-1918.

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Five letters (1863-1864) written by Captain Kelly to his wife, Nannie (Nancy Ann Sloan) Kelly, while he was stationed at Kinston, Fort Fisher, and Plymouth during the time his regiment was engaged in the defense of eastern North Carolina; together with two lists (1908-1918) of members of Camp Ransom, North Carolina Division, United Confederate Veterans, containing names of members, UCV rank, date and place of birth, military organization with dates of enlistment and discharge, post offices addressed (for the most part in Lee County, N.C.), and remarks, usually dates of death. Letters include comments on the expedition against Washington, a battle at Core Creek, General Ransom, strength of Confederate forces in eastern North Carolina, reported rumors of Yankee advances on Kinston and Greenville, N.C., camp life, trouble the men were having with lice, and a quarrel between Flag Officer W.F. Lynch and Gen. W.H.C. Whiting that resulted in Confederate soldiers ejecting Confederate marines from the port of Wilmington, N.C. There are no papers dated 1865-1907.

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Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1824-1865

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Confederate general. From the description of Letter, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38385604 ...

United Confederate Veterans. Ransom Camp No. 1669

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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...

Kelly, Nannie

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Kelly, James Oscar Abner, 1833-1918

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Confederate army officer from Moore County, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1863-1918. (North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist). WorldCat record id: 70955873 ...

Confederate States of America. Marine Corps

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Ransom, Matt W. (Matt Whitaker), 1826-1904

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Matthew Whitaker Ransom (1826-1904) was a lawyer, planter, state official, Confederate general, Redeemer, Democratic United States senator from North Carolina, and minister to Mexico. Born on 8 October 1826 in Warren County, N.C., to Robert and Priscilla Whitaker Ransom, Ransom was brother to General Robert Ransom and cousin to fellow Confederate officer Wharton J. Green. After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 1847, Ransom went on to serve as the North Carolina Attorney Genera...