Inventory of the Isaac Alexander Papers, 1857-1942

Collection Number 8-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Alexander, Isaac, b. ca. 1844.
Title
Isaac Alexander Papers, 1857-1942 (bulk 1862-1865).
Call Number
8-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
17 items.
Abstract
Isaac Alexander was a private in the 10th South Carolina Volunteers, C.S.A., 1862-1865. The collection includes typed transcriptions of letters, 1862-1865, from Alexander to his mother, describing life in Confederate army camps and on the front, and commenting on commanding generals and on the situation in the South, as he moved from Mississippi to Kentucky to Tennessee. Also included is a bound volume, Letters of Isaac Alexander, 10th S.C. Volunteers, C.S.A./John Alexander, 1942, containing carbon copies of typed transcriptions of letters, many of which appear to duplicate those already on deposit. The volume includes an introduction, written by John Alexander, that contains background information about Isaac Alexander and his family.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
1942, 1990
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Isaac Alexander Papers, #8-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Alexander family.
Alexander, Isaac, b. ca. 1844.
Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 10th.
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Biographical Note

Isaac Alexander (born circa 1844) was a private in the 10th South Carolina Volunteers, C.S.A., 1862-1865.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes typed transcriptions of letters, 1862-1865, from Alexander to his mother, describing life in Confederate army camps and on the front, and commenting on commanding generals and on the situation in the South, as he moved from Mississippi to Kentucky to Tennessee. Also included is a bound volume, "Letters of Isaac Alexander, 10th S.C. Volunteers, C.S.A./John Alexander, 1942," containing carbon copies of typed transcriptions of letters, many of which appear to duplicate those already on deposit. The volume includes an introduction, written by John Alexander, that contains background information about Isaac Alexander and his family.