Inventory of the George Hovey Cadman Papers, 1857-1879, 1968

Collection Number 122


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
Cadman, George Hovey, fl. 1862-1864.
Title
George Hovey Cadman Papers, 1857-1879, 1968 (bulk 1862-1864).
Call Number
122
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
142 items.
Abstract
George Hovey Cadman was a soldier in the 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The collection includes letters, 1862-1864, from Cadman to his wife, written from Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia; a brief diary, February-June 1864; and related materials included in a copy of the volume A Cockney's Gift to America, compiled by George E. Cadman, 1968.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Typed transcription and partial microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
1939-1969
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 George Hovey Cadman Papers, #122, 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.

Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Cadman, George E.
Cadman, George Hovey, fl. 1862-1864.
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
United States. Army--Military life--History.
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 39th (1861-1865)
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Biographical Note

George Hovey Cadman (fl. 1862-1864) was a soldier, 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment, during the Civil War.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes letters, 1862-1864, from Cadman to his wife, written from Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia; a brief diary, February-June 1864; and related materials included in a copy of the volume A Cockney's Gift to America, compiled by George Elbridge Cadman, 1968.