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Size | About 85 items |
Abstract | Elias Davis was captain of the 8th Alabama Regiment, Confederate States of America. The collection is chiefly Civil War letters from Captain Davis, in Virginia, to his family in Jefferson County, Ala., concerning camp life, maneuvers, casualties of interest to the Alabama neighborhood, gossip and criticism, and local civilian activities, including mention of the women's food riot in Richmond, 1863. Prewar items are bills. |
Creator | Davis, Elias, fl. 1858-1864. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Elias Davis was captain of the 8th Alabama Regiment, Confederate States of America.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly Civil War letters from Captain Davis, in Virginia, to his family in Jefferson County, Ala., concerning camp life, maneuvers, casualties of interest to the Alabama neighborhood, gossip and criticism, and local civilian activities, including mention of the women's food riot in Richmond, 1863. Prewar items are bills.
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