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Size | About 155 items |
Abstract | William and Mary Proffit lived near Lewis Fork Post Office, Wilkes County, N.C. The collection is chiefly Civil War letters of the Proffit's four sons, to their parents and sister at home, and to each other. The letters discuss the farm and family and events in Wilkes County, and also army life and activities. All three sons served in North Carolina regiments in the Virginia theatre of the war. William H. Proffit was in Company B, 1st North Carolina Regiment, primarily in northern Virginia. He died in hospital at Gordonsville, Va., in October 1863. Alfred N. and Andrew J. Proffit were both in Company D, 18th North Carolina Regiment. Alfred spent time at hospitals in Richmond, Staunton, and Lynchburg, Va., and participated in most of the major battles in Virginia. Andrew saw action in Maryland and West Virginia in 1862, was captured and exchanged twice, and spent time in a hospital in Richmond. Calvin Luther Proffit was in Company H, 13th North Carolina Regiment, primarily along the Rappahannock River. He died in camp, March 1863. |
Creator | Proffit (Family : Wilkes County, N.C.) |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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William and Mary Proffit lived near Lewis Fork Post Office, Wilkes County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly Civil War letters of the Proffit's four sons, to their parents and sister at home, and to each other. The letters discuss the farm and family and events in Wilkes County, and also army life and activities. All three sons served in North Carolina regiments in the Virginia theatre of the war. William H. Proffit was in Company B, 1st North Carolina Regiment, primarily in northern Virginia. He died in hospital at Gordonsville, Va., in October 1863. Alfred N. and Andrew J. Proffit were both in Company D, 18th North Carolina Regiment. Alfred spent time at hospitals in Richmond, Staunton, and Lynchburg, Va., and participated in most of the major battles in Virginia. Andrew saw action in Maryland and West Virginia in 1862, was captured and exchanged twice, and spent time in a hospital in Richmond. Calvin Luther Proffit was in Company H, 13th North Carolina Regiment, primarily along the Rappahannock River. He died in camp, March 1863.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1860-1862 |
Folder 2 |
January-April 1863 |
Folder 3 |
May-December 1863 |
Folder 4 |
1864-1865; 1882; undated and fragments |