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[Identification of item], in the David Thomas Copeland Papers, #1600, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Adair, Mattie.
• Agriculture--South Carolina--History--19th century.
• Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
• Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864.
• Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
• Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
• Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 3rd.
• Copeland, David Thomas, 1842-1916.
• Copeland, James Isaac, 1868-1929.
• Diaries.
• Education--South Carolina--History--19th century.
• Farm life--South Carolina--History--19th century.
• Farmers--South Carolina--Diaries.
• Fisher's Hill, Battle of, 1864.
• North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.
• South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

MICROFILM ONLY. Papers of David Thomas Copeland, including a diary of Copeland and his son James Isaac (1868-1929), farmers of Laurens County, S.C.; about fifty letters between David Thomas Copeland, with the Third South Carolina Volunteers, 1861-1865, and his fiancee, Mattie Adair, in Laurens District, S.C.; and a few other items. The diary describes daily work, family and social activities and J. I. Copeland's schooling. David Thomas Copeland's Civil War letters deal with his military experiences in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, including the Battle of First Manassas, the battles of Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, 1864, and Johnston's final campaign, 1865. Adair's letters deal with community life, farm work, and other matters.