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2012

Civil War

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Lawson, H. M. (Sc 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2012

Lawson, H. M. (Sc 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 728. Medical report written by H. M. Lawson, surgeon, on the back pages of Regulations for the Medical Department of the Confederate States Army (Richmond, 1861). He describes the camp conditions and health problems of the 51st Regiment, Georgia Volunteers at Pocotaligo, South Carolina.


Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans including slave items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 603. Chiefly business papers of the Chism family of Monroe County, Kentucky, with most of the papers being those of J. T. Chism (1810-1884). Includes slave items, 1808, 1856 (2); letters pertaining to the pork industry and trade, 1867-1880 (36); doctor’s letters containing medical instructions for patient and prescriptions, 1863-1864 (4); receipts for goods sold to Union forces, 1863-1864 (8); and miscellaneous items.