Stephen Dodson Ramseur Papers, 1853-1864; 1905-1940.

Summary

Creator:

Ramseur, Stephen Dodson.

Abstract:

Stephen D. Ramseur of Virginia was an officer in the United States and Confederate armies.

The collection contains letters, 1853-1864, from Stephen D. Ramseur (1837-1864), written from Davidson College in North Carolina, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Civil War battlefields, to his wife, to Judge David Schenck (his brother-in-law), and other relatives. Also included are genealogical notes on the Wilfong, Ramseur, and related families, and later letters.

Extent:

326 items (0.5 linear feet)

Language:

Materials in English

Library Catalog Link:

View UNC library catalog record for this item

Background

Biographical / historical:

Stephen D. Ramseur of Virginia was an officer in the United States and Confederate armies.

Scope and content:

The collection contains letters, 1853-1864, from Stephen D. Ramseur (1837-1864), written from Davidson College in North Carolina, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Civil War battlefields, to his wife, to Judge David Schenck (his brother-in-law), and other relatives. Also included are genealogical notes on the Wilfong, Ramseur, and related families, and later letters.

Acquisition information:

Acquired 1940, 1949, 1954, 1976

Processing information:

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011; Dawne Howard Lucas, July 2021

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

Sensitive materials statement:

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

Related

Other finding aids:

A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

Alternative form available:

Partial microfilm copy available. Microfilm reels include folders 14-18 (Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1855-1864; 1884; 1920), which were removed from the collection at the donor's request.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

College students--United States--Social life and customs.

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
Davidson College--Students--History--19th century.
United States Military Academy--Students--History--19th century.
Ramseur family.
Wilfong family.
Ramseur, Stephen Dodson.
Schenck, David, 1835-1902.

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

No usage restrictions.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Stephen Dodson Ramseur Papers, #1567, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:

Southern Historical Collection

Louis Round Wilson Library

200 South Road

Chapel Hill, NC 27515

Contact:

(919) 962-3765

wilsonlibrary@unc.edu