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Size | 84 items |
Abstract | James Isaac Metts (1842-1921) of Wilmington, N.C., served in the Wilmington Rifle Guards and 3rd North Carolina Regiment in Virginia until he was captured at Gettysburg and imprisoned at Johnson's Island in Ohio. After the war he was a merchant and produce broker in Wilmington and was active in Confederate veterans' affairs. The collection is chiefly letters received by Metts from his relatives in Wilmington, N.C., New Bern, N.C., and Graham, N.C., many of which were written to him while he was imprisoned at Johnson's Island. Letters offer news of family and friends at home and concern Metts's health and needs in prison; they include letters from northerners willing to do what they could to relieve Metts's sufferings in prison. Postwar correspondence deals with Confederate veterans' activities; St. James Episcopal Church, Wilmington, N.C.; and other matters. |
Creator | Metts, James I. (James Isaac), 1842-1921. |
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, March 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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James Isaac Metts (1842-1921) of Wilmington, N.C., was the son of James Engram Metts and Mary Ann Tull Metts. He attended the University of North Carolina during the school year 1860-1861, joining the Wilmington Rifle Guards in April 1861. He re-enlisted in April 1862 and served with the 3rd North Carolina Regiment in the Virginia area until he was wounded and captured in the withdrawal from Gettysburg. He was hospitalized at Baltimore, Md., and transferred to Johnson's Island, Ohio. He rejoined his company in December 1864 at Staunton, Va., and went on to Appomattox. After the war he was a merchant and produce broker in Wilmington and was active in Confederate veterans' activities. His wife, Cornelia, was the daughter of his former commander, Colonel Robert H. Cowan.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly letters received by James Isaac Metts from his relatives in Wilmington, New Bern, and Graham, N.C., many of which were written to him while he was a Confederate soldier imprisoned at Johnson's Island in Ohio. Letters offer news of family and friends at home and concern Metts's health and needs in prison; they include letters from northerners willing to do what they could to relieve Metts's sufferings in prison. Postwar correspondence deals with Confederate veterans' activities; St. James Episcopal Church, Wilmington, N.C.; and other matters.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
1860-1863 |
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Folder 2 |
1864-1873 |
Folder 3 |
1875-1876 |
Folder 4 |
1895-1899 |
Undated |