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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
Abstract | Edward Middleton (1810-1883) was the son of Governor Henry Middleton of South Carolina and a United States Navy officer, 1845-1883. Middleton remained in federal service during the Civil War and retired as rear admiral. The collection includes chiefly official United States Navy correspondence received by Edward Middleton while he was serving in the Pacific Squadron off the coast of Mexico, Panama, and California, before, during, and after the Civil War. Also included is his statement of reasons for opposing secession. |
Creator | Middleton, Edward, 1810-1883. |
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, July 2010
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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Edward Middleton (1810-1883) was the son of Governor Henry Middleton of South Carolina and a United States Navy officer, 1845-1883. Middleton remained in federal service during the Civil War and retired as rear admiral.
Back to TopThe collection includes chiefly official United States Navy correspondence received by Edward Middleton while he was serving in the Pacific Squadron off the coast of Mexico, California, and Panama, before, during, and after the Civil War. Also included is his statement of reasons for opposing secession. Papers reflect Middleton's service on the U.S.S. Marion, Princeton, St. Mary's, and Pensacola. Correspondents include Henry Middleton, David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), Gideon Welles, Charles H. Bell, Montgomery Fletcher, Percival Drayton, Thornton A. Jenkins, and Thomas T. Craven, among others.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1810-1859 |
Folder 2 |
1861 |
Folder 3 |
1862 |
Folder 4 |
1863-1864 |
Folder 5 |
1865-1866 |
Folder 6 |
1867-1869 |
Folder 7 |
1870-1893 |
Folder 8 |
Undated |