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Civil War Booklets - Accession 897 - M411 (462)
Files
Identifier
Accession 897 - M411 (462)
Inclusive Dates
1897, 1907
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
38 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of booklets containing reminiscences, anecdotes, and recollections of the American Civil War. The collection includes Army Letters of Personne 1861-1865: News from the Front which was issued monthly by Frederick G. De Fontaine in 1897 and published by the War Record Publishing Company of Columbia, South Carolina. Personne was the pen name of de Fontaine who had been a correspondent and had published several newspapers in South Carolina during the war. Also included is The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy by James Carson Elliot of Co.F 56 Reg North Carolina Troops, CSA of Shelby, North Carolina. This booklet published in 1907 contains a history of Co. F. Reminiscences of the war including tales of Petersburg, Point Lookout Prison, Andersonville, Appomattox, and other remembrances by fellow soldiers.
Provenance
The Civil War Booklets was deposited in the Archives on February 27, 1996 .
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Civil War Booklets - Accession 897 - M411 (462)". Finding Aid 626.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/626
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LC Subject Headings
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate