Manuscript Collection
Private John Noel Cummings Letters - Accession 613
Files
Identifier
Accession 613
Inclusive Dates
1863-1864
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
3 microfiche
Language
English
Scope and Content Note
The Private John Noel Cummings Letters collection consist of microfiche copies of letters written to his wife first from Charleston, SC then Georgia regarding family and the American Civil War. Private John Noel Cummings (1826-1894) served with the 5th Regiment of Cavalry, South Carolina Volunteers in the Confederate Army and wrote to his wife Caroline “Carrie” M. Bowyer Cummings (1831-1897). Both are buried at Cummings Chapel Cemetery in Ridgeville, Dorchester County, South Carolina.
Provenance
The microfiche was purchased from the South Carolina Historical Society. The originals are housed at the South Carolina Historical Society as SCHS 524.
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, "Private John Noel Cummings Letters - Accession 613". Finding Aid 1058.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1058
LC Subject Headings
Cummings, John Noel, 1826-1894--Correspondence; Cummings family; Soldiers--South Carolina--Correspondence; Virginia--Description and travel; Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 5th; South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Additional Notes
There are digital scans of the microfiche available for use in the Pettus Archives Research Area.