Civil War collection, ca. 1862-1981.

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Civil War collection, ca. 1862-1981.

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Miscellaneous Civil War materials including letters, articles, pictures, biography of Col. Thames Benton, inventory of furniture from a house in Vicksburg, Miss., muster roll of Company K., 31st Regiment of Louisiana, and books. Includes letter from Gen. George H. Thomas amd letters to the U.S. Adjutant General concerning the use of camels.

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United States. Adjutant-General's Office

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The Continental Congress on June 17, 1775, appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army. After 1783 no further provision was made for such an officer until an act of March 5, 1792, provided for an adjutant, who was also to do the work of inspector. An act of March 3, 1813, established an Adjutant General's Department and an Inspector General's Department which were united the following July under one head, the Adjutant and Inspector General. Separate heads for the two Depar...

Benton, Thamas.

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Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870

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Thomas was born at Newsom's Depot, Southampton County, Virginia, five miles (8 km) from the North Carolina border. His father, John Thomas, of Welsh descent, and his mother, Elizabeth Rochelle Thomas, a descendant of French Huguenot immigrants, had six children. George had three sisters and two brothers. The family led an upper-class plantation lifestyle. By 1829, they owned 685 acres (2.77 km2) and 24 slaves. John died in a farm accident when George was 13, leaving the family in financial diffi...