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Size | 8 items |
Abstract | John Houston Thorpe (1840-1932) of Rocky Mount, N.C., was a teacher, lawyer, farmer, state senator, and Confederate soldier. The collection includes a detailed letter, 20 June 1861, from Thorpe, while serving with the 47th North Carolina Regiment at Yorktown, Va., describing the Battle of Big Bethel (Bethel Church), 1861; a brief note, 8-9 May 1864, from Bennett Bunn and Benjamin Bunn to Mrs. Sallie Eliza Bunn; and photocopies of biographical items concerning John H. Thorpe. |
Creator | Thorpe, John Houston, 1840-1932. |
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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John Houston Thorpe (1840-1932) of Rocky Mount, N.C., was a teacher, lawyer, farmer, and state senator. He also served in the Confederate army, 47th North Carolina Regiment. He married Sallie Eliza Bunn in 1866.
Back to TopThe collection includes a detailed letter, 20 June 1861, from John Houston Thorpe, of the 47th North Carolina Regiment, while at Yorktown, Va., describing the Battle of Big Bethel (Bethel Church), 1861; a brief note, 8-9 May 1864, from Bennett Bunn and Benjamin Bunn to Mrs. S. E. Bunn; and photocopies of biographical items concerning John H. Thorpe.
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