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Abstract | Neill McLeod (1833-1864) served in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The collection includes a volume of photocopies and typed transcriptions of letters from Neill McLeod, edited with introductory material by Neill Theron Patterson. The letters are largely personal, and describe McLeod's participation in the Gettysburg campaign. Included are a genealogy of the McLeod family; a history and map of the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1864; and an outline of the command structure of the Army of Northern Virginia. |
Creator | McLeod, Neill, 1833-1864. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
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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Neill McLeod (1833-1864) served in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. He was captured in May 1864 following the battle of the Wilderness and died in prison at Elmira, N.Y., December 1864.
Back to TopThe collection includes a volume of photocopies and typed transcriptions of letters from Neill McLeod, edited with introductory material by Neill Theron Patterson. The letters are largely personal, and describe McLeod's participation in the Gettysburg campaign. There is also one transcibed letter from Hardy and Nathan Matthews with the army of North Virginia, to their sister Elizabeth Matthews McLeod. Included are a genealogy of the McLeod family; a history and map of the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1864; and an outline of the command structure of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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LettersIncludes original finding aid. |