Papers, 1863-1911, of Dr. Robert P. Page and family of Petersburg and Berryville, Va.

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Papers, 1863-1911, of Dr. Robert P. Page and family of Petersburg and Berryville, Va.

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Chiefly war-time letters between Dr. Robert Powel Page, as administrator of Poplar Lawn Hospital, Petersburg, Va., and his fiance, later wife, Martha Turner "Pattie" Hardee (1841-1914). Letters written in October 1863 from Robert to "Pattie," while she was visiting relatives in Halifax County, N.C., discuss his hospital work and their upcoming wedding plans and make frequent mention of mutual friends, including Julia and Mary Meade (Items 1-13). Include letters written June-October 1864 from Robert to Pattie, after their marriage and while she was "refugeeing" with relatives in Halifax, describe the shelling of Petersburg, the abandonment of the city by various friends, the well-being of their first child, son William "Hardee" Page, and the difficulties of settling the estate of Whitmill Hardy, Pattie's father (items 14-29). Include letters written October 1865-January 1866 and July 1866 from Robert, back in Petersburg after the war, to Pattie while she was living with his sister Ann William "Nannie" (Page) Meriwether and family in Albemarle County, Va., describe the economic and social situation in the city and his desperation to establish his medical practice so that he can afford to provide a home for his wife and increasing family, the activities of the new Freedmen, and his view that any further children should await better economic times; letter of July 6 written after the experiment of living together in Petersburg proved unsuccessful reflect's Robert's increasing bitterness toward his lot (items 30-41). The remainder of the letters are scattered, and include two exchanged between Confederate Genl. David Addision Weisiger and Dr. Page in 1880, the former asking the latter about his recollections of the Battle of the Crater. Page replies that he was not on the field during the battle and cannot assist Weisiger in his research (items 42-43). Letters, 1891-1911, concern the lives of Robert and Pattie in Berryville, Va., and the activities of their daughters Elizabeth Rice "Bettie" (Page) Broun, Evelyn Page, Helen "Nellie" (Page) McGill, and "Mary Powel" (Page) Patteson, including travels, social events, and the births of children (items 44-47).

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Page, Martha Turner Hardee, 1841-1914.

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Weisiger, David Addison, 1818-1899.

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Page, Robert Powel, 1838-1914.

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Robert Powel Page was the son of Judge John Evelyn Page (1796-1881) of "The Meadow," Clarke County, Va., and Margaret Emily (McGuire) Page. He attended the University of Virginia, the University of Virginia Medical Department (graduating in 1860) and the University of Pennsylvania Medical Department (graduating in April 1861). He enlisted in the Confederate Army in May 1861 and served as an assistant surgeon and surgeon before being placed in charge of the Poplar Lawn Hospital in Petersburg, Va....

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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...