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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 80 items) |
Abstract | Confederate soldier. Chiefly letters, 1862-1863, to Clarke from his father, Colin Clarke (1792-1865), planter and lawyer, living at Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Va., describing hardships of life under occupation by Union forces during the Civil War. The letters describe difficulties obtaining food and clothing, trouble with slaves, prices of commodities, methods of smuggling articles through the Union lines, and depredations by federal troops. Also included are a short autobiography of Maxwell Clarke, written in 1890, describing his education in the antebellum period and his Confederate Army experiences; some Confederate commissions and orders; and genealogical material on the Clarke, Goode, and Bland families. |
Creator | Clarke, Maxwell Troax, 1830-1911. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, July 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Photoprints; originals returned to donor in 1943. This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
Updated by: Laura Hart, May 2021
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Chiefly letters, 1862-1863, to Clarke from his father, Colin Clarke (1792-1865), planter and lawyer, living at Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Va., describing hardships of life under occupation by Union forces during the Civil War. The letters describe difficulties obtaining food and clothing, trouble with slaves, prices of commodities, methods of smuggling articles through the Union lines, and depredations by federal troops. Also included are a short autobiography of Maxwell Clarke, written in 1890, describing his education in the antebellum period and his Confederate Army experiences; some Confederate commissions and orders; and genealogical material on the Clarke, Goode, and Bland families.
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Papers, 1854-1890 |