William H. Shriver papers, 1863-1961.

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William H. Shriver papers, 1863-1961.

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Transcript of a letter (1863 June 29) written by Shriver's aunt, S. C. Shriver, to her sister, Elizabeth Shriver Myer, describing the arrival of Confederate troops led by Generals Fitzhugh Lee and Jeb Stuart at the Shriver home in Union Mills, Md., and the accommodations made for them there; reminiscences (undated) of William H. Shriver relating to the role of his father, T. Herbert Shriver, as Stuart's guide into Gettysburg, Pa., on the eve of battle and of the elder Shriver's return to the Gettysburg battlefield in 1909; account of an interview (1960) with William H. Shriver about his father; and carbon copy of a letter (1961 January 25) from Shriver to historian Bruce Catton pertaining to the Shriver family's Civil War experiences.

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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...

Shriver, T. Herbert

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Shriver, William H., 1887-

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Resident of Union Mills, Md. From the description of William H. Shriver papers, 1863-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980973 ...

Shriver, S. C.

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Shriver family.

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Myer, Elizabeth Shriver

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Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864

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James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart, soldier, was born 6 February 1833, on "Laurel Hill" plantation, Patrick County, Virginia. He died 12 May 1864 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Stuart graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (1850); received his commission (1854); and transferred to the Cavalry (1855). He married Flora Cooke, a colonel's daughter, in 1855, and the couple had three children. Stuart became Robert E. Lee's aide (1859) and resigned from the U.S. Army to be commissioned a lieutenan...

Catton, Bruce, 1899-1978

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American journalist and historian of the American Civil War. From the description of Bruce Catton papers, 1861-1865 and 1951-1961. (The Citadel, Daniel Library). WorldCat record id: 624071973 Bruce Catton (1899-1978), a Civil War historian, was a newspaper reporter in Cleveland and Boston before working for the War Production Board and the U.S. Department of Commerce during World War II. The first of his 15 Civil War histories was published in 1951. Catton's "A Stillness at ...

Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905

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Fitzhugh Lee, grandson of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" and nephew of Robert E. Lee was Major General of the Confederate Army. After the war, he wrote about and taught the history of the South during the Civil War and wrote a biography of Robert E. Lee. In 1885-1889, he served as governor of Virginia. From the description of Papers of Fitzhugh Lee, 1863-1889 (bulk 1885-1889). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122446276 Fitzhugh Le...