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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 63 items) |
Abstract | Williamson Whitehead was a businessman, public official, and justice of the peace in Cumberland County, N.C. The collection includes the Civil War diary kept by Whitehead while serving as a clerk in the 1st North Carolina Regiment on the Virginia peninsula and in North Carolina, and postwar business papers and account books from Fayetteville, N.C., relating chiefly to building, shipping, purchasing, the bankruptcy of a merchant firm, and rental property for which Whitehead was an agent. The diary covers the period 31 August-10 December 1861, with a few later entries. Some entries are extensive; they deal with camp life, especially religious activities and morality, reflections on the course of the war and the future of the Confederacy, Whitehead's relationship with his fiancee and other matters. |
Creator | Whitehead, Williamson. |
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; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021
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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Williamson Whitehead (fl. 1861-1894) was a businessman, public official, and justice of the peace in Cumberland County, N.C. He served in the Civil War as a clerk in the 1st North Carolina Regiment on the Virginia peninsula and in North Carolina.
Back to TopThe collection includes the Civil War diary of Williamson Whitehead and postwar business papers and account books from Fayetteville, N.C., relating chiefly to building, shipping, purchasing, the bankruptcy of S. T. Hawley and Son merchant firm, and rental property for which Whitehead was an agent. The diary covers the period 31 August-10 December 1861, with a few later entries. Some entries are extensive; they deal with camp life, especially religious activities and morality, reflections on the course of the war and the future of the Confederacy, Whitehead's relationship with his fiancee, and other matters. The account books contain records of general merchandise sold along with the name of the purchaser. Some are partially populated with clippings, postcards, and advertisements.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1861-1873 |
Folder 2 |
1874-1875 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 1: Diary, 1861-1864 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 2: Daybook, 1866 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 3: Ledger with index, 1870-1875 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 4: Daybook, 1873-1874 |
Folder 7 |
Folder number not used |
Oversize Volume SV-1464/5 |
Volume 5: Ledger with index, 1893 |