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Abstract | Ambrose George Green was born in Halifax County, N.C., and served with the 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was captured in Virginia at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on 12 May 1864 and was held in Union prison camps at Point Lookout, Md., and later at Elmira, N.Y., in 1864-1865. The collection includes two writings by Ambrose George Green containing information about the circumstances of his capture and imprisonment and several letters, 1864-1865, to him in prison from Mrs. E. Baker of Baltimore, Md. There is also an 1892 letter to Green regarding an unpaid debt, as well as miscellaneous envelopes and receipts. |
Creator | Green, Ambrose George, 1842-1928. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Ambrose George Green (1842-1928) was born in Halifax County, N.C., and served with the 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was captured in Virginia at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on 12 May 1864 and was held in Union prison camps at Point Lookout, Md., and later at Elmira, N.Y., in 1864 and 1865.
Back to TopThe collection includes two writings by Ambrose George Green containing information about the circumstances of his capture and imprisonment and several letters, 1864-1865, to him in prison from Mrs. E. Baker of Baltimore, Md. There is also an 1892 letter to Green regarding an unpaid debt, as well as miscellaneous envelopes and receipts.
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Papers, 1864-1892 |