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Size | 105 items |
Abstract | Charles K. Gallagher (1833-1893) was a druggist who during the Civil War served as captain of a Beaufort County company in the 4th North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America. The collection includes Civil War papers, mainly military, of Gallagher while serving in Virginia. Items include enlistment papers, papers relating to Gallagher's exchange as a prisoner of war in 1862, commissions, passes, orders, the roster of the regiment, and items relating to Gallagher's release from service because of deafness in 1864. Also included is a pocket diary kept by Gallagher on a trip to France in 1859, with notes on dining, wines, and wine-making, and a letter on wines written from Reims. |
Creator | Gallagher, Charles K., 1833-1893. |
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 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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Charles K. Gallagher (1833-1893) was a druggist who during the Civil War served as captain of a Beaufort County company in the 4th North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America.
Back to TopThe collection includes Civil War papers, mainly military, of Charles K. Gallagher as captain in the 4th North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America, serving in Virginia. Items include enlistment papers, papers relating to Gallagher's exchange as a prisoner of war in 1862, commissions, passes, orders, the roster of the regiment, and items relating to Gallagher's release from service because of deafness in 1864. Also included is a pocket diary kept Gallagher on a trip to France in 1859, with notes on dining, wines, and wine-making; a letter on wines written from Reims; and a small photograph of 15 men labeled "Confederate prisoners, Fort Delaware, 1864-1865."
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1732-1800 and 1859 |
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Folder 2 |
Papers, May-3 June 1861 |
Folder 3 |
Papers, 5 June 1861-1864 |
Folder 4 |
Papers, 1883-1886 and undated |
Clippings |
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Folder 5 |
Volume 1: Pocket diary, Charles K. Gallagher, 1859Restriction: Photocopying not permitted. |
Image Folder PF-1569/1 |
Photograph of Confederate prisoners at Fort Delaware, 1864-1865 |