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Size | 5 items |
Abstract | William McCauley (born 1837) was a resident of Salem, Va. The collection includes letters to McCauley from friends and relatives with the Confederate Army in Virginia. The letters describe action at Manassas (Bull Run), August 1861; at Fairfax, September 1861; in the Fredericksburg and Port Royal area; in the Chancellorsville and Wilderness area, April-May 1863; and an enemy raid on Salem, in 1863. |
Creator | McCauley, William, b. 1837. |
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, May 2010
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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William McCauley (born 1837) was a resident of Salem, Va.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters to William McCauley from friends and relatives with the Confederate Army in Virginia. The letters describe action at Manassas (Bull Run), August 1861; at Fairfax, September 1861; in the Fredericksburg and Port Royal area; in the Chancellorsville and Wilderness area, April-May 1863; and an enemy raid on Salem, in 1863.
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