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Size | 28 items |
Abstract | Marcus A. Turner (fl. 1861-1865) and other members of the Turner family resided in Caswell County, N.C. The collection includes family correspondence, accounts, lists of household goods, and other items of Marcus A. Turner and other members of the Turner family of Caswell County, N.C., mostly during the Civil War. Seven letters are from Thomas J. Turner, serving in the Confederate army in Isle of Wight County, Va., and retreating toward Richmond, 1861-1862 during the Peninsular Campaign; he discussed camp conditions, local flora and fauna, and speculations about impending military movements. |
Creator | Turner, Marcus A., fl. 1861-1865.
Turner, Thomas J., fl. 1861-1862. Turner family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Marcus A. Turner (fl. 1861-1865) and other members of the Turner family resided in Caswell County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes family correspondence, accounts, Confederate tax returns, lists of household goods, and other items of Marcus A. Turner and other members of the Turner family of Caswell County, N.C., mostly during the Civil War. Seven letters are from Thomas J. Turner, serving in the Confederate army in Isle of Wight County, Va., and retreating toward Richmond, Va., 1861-1862; he discussed camp conditions, local flora and fauna, and speculations about impending military movements. Other correspondents include George D. Turner and F. A. Graves while serving in the Confederate army; and W. A. Turner from Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., about a railroad wreck. Also included are deeds, one from Caswell County to Lewis Barton, 1787; a letter, 1884, from Locust Hill, Caswell County, N.C.; and a list, 1886, of personal property of A. N. Brannock.
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