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Abstract | Matilda Lamb Morton was a child living in Tarboro and Williamston, N.C., during the Civil War. Her brothers, John Calhoun Lamb and Wilson Gray Lamb, were Confederate officers. The collection consists of the recollections of Matilda Lamb Morton of the Civil War as she experienced it in Tarboro and Williamston, N.C. She mentions Union occupation of the Lamb and other well know homes, hardships in food and clothing, and the experiences of her brothers as Confederate army officers. |
Creator | Morton, Matilda Lamb, 1856-1945. |
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, January 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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Matilda Lamb Morton (1856-1945), was a child living in Tarboro and Williamston, N.C., during the Civil War. Her brothers, John Calhoun Lamb and Wilson Gray Lamb, were Confederate officers.
Back to TopThe collection consists of the recollections of Matilda Lamb Morton of the Civil War as she experienced it in Tarboro and Williamston, N.C. She mentions Union occupation of the Lamb and other well known homes, hardships in food and clothing, and the experiences of her brothers as Confederate army officers.
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