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Size | 93 items |
Abstract | Edmund Strudwick Burwell was one of twelve children of Robert Armistead and Anna (Robertson) Burwell, both Presbyterian educators. Edmund S. Burwell attended Mr. Ralph Grave's school in Granville, N.C., during the Civil War, while his father and four older brothers served in the Confederate Army. He attended Hampden-Sidney College, 1866-1867, and later became a businessman in Charlotte, N.C. The collection inlcudes letters, chiefly 1863-1867, to Edmund S. Burwell at school in Granville County, N.C., and at Hampden-Sidney College, from his parents, from his brothers serving in various Confederate regiments, and from his sisters at home in Charlotte, N.C. Civil War letters discuss military life and economic and social conditions at home, including the influx of refugees as General Sherman's troops moved towards the Carolinas. Letters in the 1870s are from Edmund's father at Peace Institute. |
Creator | Burwell, Edmund Strudwick, 1849-1887. |
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 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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Edmund Strudwick Burwell (1849-1887) was one of twelve children of Robert Armistead (1802-1895) and Anna (Robertson) Burwell. The Reverend Robert A. Burwell was a Presbyterian preacher and educator who came from Virginia to Hillsboro, N.C., in 1835, and with his wife had a school there until 1857, when they moved to Charlotte, N.C., to take charge of the Charlotte Female Institute. After his wife's death, in 1871, Reverend Burwell became the head of Peace Institute in Raleigh, N.C. Edmund S. Burwell attended Mr. Ralph Grave's school in Granville, N.C., during the Civil War, while his father and four older brothers served in the Confederate Army and his mother and sisters remained in Charlotte. He attended Hampden-Sidney College, 1866-1867, and later became a businessman in Charlotte.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters, chiefly 1863-1867, to Edmund Strudwick Burwell at school in Granville County, N.C., and at Hampden-Sidney College, from his parents, the Reverend and Mrs. Robert Armistead Burwell, from his brothers serving in various Confederate regiments, and from his sisters at home in Charlotte, N.C. Civil War letters discuss military life and economic and social conditions at home, including the influx of refugees as Sherman's troops moved towards the Carolinas. Letters in the 1870s are from Edmund's father at Peace Institute. Also included are photocopies of Burwell family history material compiled by Rena C. Harrell and photocopies of a manuscript history of Queens College in Charlotte, written by the same.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1825-1864 |
Folder 2 |
1865-1869 |
Folder 3 |
1870-1886 |
Folder 4 |
Undated |
Folder 5 |
Family history |