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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 95 items) |
Abstract | Charles Augustus Ropes Dimon of Salem, Essex County, Mass., enlisted in the United States Army during the Civil War and rose to the rank of colonel and brevet brigadier general. The collection includes personal correspondence and military papers of Dimon. Half of the items are letters written by Dimon to his fiancee, Sarah Braden, and to friends and relatives, chiefly from Ship Island and Vicksburg, Miss., and Baton Rouge and near New Orleans, La., concerning personal news, daily life, and military situations in which he was involved. Other papers are commissions, order, vouchers, and requisitions. |
Creator | Dimon, Charles Augustus Ropes, b. ca. 1841. |
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
Updated by: Laura Hart, July 2021
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Charles Augustus Ropes Dimon of Salem, Essex County, Mass., enlisted in the United States Army during the Civil War and rose to the rank of colonel and brevet brigadier general.
Back to TopThe collection includes personal correspondence and military papers of Dimon. Half of the items are letters written by Dimon to his fiancee, Sarah Braden, and to friends and relatives, chiefly from Ship Island and Vicksburg, Miss., and Baton Rouge and near New Orleans, La., concerning personal news, daily life, and military situations in which he was involved. Other papers are commissions, order, vouchers, and requisitions.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1861 |
Folder 2-4
Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
1862 |
Folder 5 |
1863 |
Folder 6 |
1864-1865; 1888; 1895; undated |
Reel M-3459/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1861-1895 |