William J. Blackshear papers

Folder Info

Title:
William J. Blackshear papers
Date:
1846 to 1865
Creator:
Blackshear, J. William
Description:
Chiefly war letters from Blackshear, who was engaged to and eventually married Marian Baber, daughter of Ambrose Baber; and of George D. Smith, Confederate soldier and cousin of the Babers. The letters include descriptions of the fall of Port Royal, S.C., in 1861, and graphic descriptions of army life and activities on St. Simon's Island, Ga. Other correspondents wrote of the efforts of "Yankees" in 1865 to get teachers for African-American schools in Savannah, and impressions of Texas.
Location:
Confederate States of America; Georgia; Saint Simons Island (Ga.); Texas; United States
Subject:
Port Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1861; Soldiers -- Correspondence; Freed people -- Education -- Georgia; Baber, Marian; Smith, George D.; Confederate States of America -- History; Confederate States of America -- Social conditions; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Saint Simons Island (Ga.) -- History; Texas -- Description and travel; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Format:
military records
Language:
English
Extent:
50 items
Digital Collection:
William J. Blackshear papers
Catalog Record:
https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000844131
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • RL.30232
  • 000844131
  • duke:540154
  • secst0235
  • ark:/87924/r4hh6g633
  • 1cbf79ee-0cd2-4fd6-beed-624cb054d311
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