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Size | About 15 items |
Abstract | James Keen Munnerlyn was a native of Georgetown, S.C., who during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. He first served in the Palmetto Guard, 2nd South Carolina Regiment, and later in Company F of the Georgia Hussars, Jeff Davis Legion, Stuart's Cavalry. The collection includes family letters, chiefly 1861-1862, from James Keen Munnerlyn in Virginia. Most of the letters are addressed to Munnerlyn's sister, Mrs. D. S. Stocking of Charleston, S.C., and describe camp life, troop movements, casualties, and personal opinions of leaders. Also included is a photograph taken in 1867 of 18 men from Company F of the Georgia Hussars, Jeff Davis Legion. |
Creator | Munnerlyn, James Keen, 1840-1922 |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Library Staff, 1944
Encoded by: Linda Sellars, November 2004
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, December 2009; Dawne Howard Lucas, April 2021
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James Keen Munnerlyn, Jr., was born in Georgetown, S.C., in 1840. He served, 1860-1862, in the Palmetto Guard, 2nd South Carolina Regiment, and sometime between 15 July 1862 and 8 September 1862, he was transferred to the Georgia Hussars, Jeff Davis Legion, Stuart's Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. Munnerlyn died in 1922.
Back to TopThe collection includes family letters, chiefly 1861-1862, from J. K. (James Keen) Munnerlyn in Virginia. Most of the letters are addressed to Munnerlyn's sister, Mrs. D. S. Stocking of Charleston, S.C., and describe camp life, troop movements, casualties, and personal opinions of leaders. Also included is a photograph taken in 1867 of eighteen men from Company F of the Georgia Hussars, Jeff Davis Legion.
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Papers, 1861-1864 |
Oversize Image OP-P-2790/1 |
Photograph of eighteen men from Company F of the Georgia Hussars, Jeff Davis Legion, 1867 |
Reel M-2790/1 |
Microfilm |
Items separated include one oversize picture (OP-P-2790/1).
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