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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1000 items) |
Abstract | George Sidney Thompson was the quartermaster of the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and in the Military District of Florida, Confederate States of America, 1864-1865. The collection includes official Confederate quartermaster records kept chiefly by George Sidney Thompson for the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and including requisitions for supplies, muster rolls, pay records, vouchers, receipts, and military orders; a few records of the 33rd and 7th North Carolina regiments; and Thompson's papers as quartermaster in the Military District of Florida, November 1864-February 1865. |
Creator | Thompson, George, 1839-1876. |
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, April 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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George Sidney Thompson (1839-1876) was the quartermaster of the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and in the Military District of Florida, Confederate States of America, 1864-1865.
Back to TopThe collection includes official Confederate quartermaster records kept chiefly by George Sidney Thompson for the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and including requisitions for supplies, muster rolls, pay records, vouchers, receipts, and military orders; a few records of the 33rd and 7th North Carolina regiments; and Thompson's papers as quartermaster in the Military District of Florida, November 1864-February 1865. There are also a few postwar papers, 1866-1877, of W. E. Thompson and H. C. Thompson of Orange County, who were employees of the United States Internal Revenue Department in North Carolina.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1861 |
Folder 1-8
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8 |
1862 |
Folder 9-18
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18 |
1863 |
Folder 18-21
Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21 |
1864 |
Folder 22-24
Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24 |
1865 |
Folder 25 |
1866-1877 and undated |