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Size | 1 volume (48 pages) |
Abstract | Memoirs of Howell of Goldsboro, N.C., relating to his education at Trinity College, Randolph County, N.C. (later Duke University), and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Class of 1860); his service in the 27th Regiment, North Carolina Troops ("Goldsboro Rifles"), C.S.A., in Virginia and North Carolina; his attempts to make a living after the war; Reconstruction in North Carolina and Mississippi, including Klan activities in Mississippi and Nathan Bedford Forrest's involvement; his social life; and other experiences. Persons mentioned include Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, L. C. Benbury, Col. John R. Cooke, Braxton Craven, Col. Joel R. Griffin, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Woods Holden, and Thomas Kennedy. |
Creator | Howell, Robert Philip, 1840-1916. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, August 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Memoirs of Howell of Goldsboro, N.C., relating to his education at Trinity College, Randolph County, N.C. (later Duke University), and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Class of 1860); his service in the 27th Regiment, North Carolina Troops ("Goldsboro Rifles"), C.S.A., in Virginia and North Carolina; his attempts to make a living after the war; Reconstruction in North Carolina and Mississippi, including Klan activities in Mississippi and Nathan Bedford Forrest's involvement; his social life; and other experiences. Persons mentioned include Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, L. C. Benbury, Col. John R. Cooke, Braxton Craven, Col. Joel R. Griffin, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Woods Holden, and Thomas Kennedy.
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