Inventory of the Garrie Jackson Letters, 1863-1865

Collection Number 4778-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
block Descriptive Summary
block Administrative Information
block Online Catalog Headings
block Biographical Note
block Collection Overview
plus Detailed Description of the Collection
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
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Jackson, Garrie, d. 1865.
Title
Garrie Jackson Letters, 1863-1865
Call Number
4778-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 40
Abstract
Garrie Jackson of Moore County, N.C., was a private in the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. His brother-in-law, William S. Caveness, also served with the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry. Jackson died in 1865.
The collection consists of letters, 1863-1865, chiefly to Garrie Jackson from family and friends, most of whom wrote from Moore County, N.C. Letters describe life on the home front during the Civil War, including some discussion of local news, reactions to reports of battles, and reflections on Jackson's military activities. Some letters are also directed to William S. Caveness, Jackson's brother-in-law, serving with Jackson in the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy (filmed 2005-2006) available.
Reel 1: Entire collection
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum of Valley Stream, N.Y., in October 1995 (Acc. 95133).
Processing Information
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, December 1995
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, April 2005
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the encoding of this finding aid and microfilming of this collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Garrie Jackson Letters #4778-z, Southern Historical Collection, 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.

Caveness, William S.
Jackson, Garrie, d. 1865.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, 2nd.
Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
Moore County (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Biographical Note

Garrie Jackson of Moore County, N.C., was a private in the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. His brother-in-law, William S. Caveness, also served with the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry. Jackson died in 1865.

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Collection Overview

Letters, 1863-1865, chiefly to Garrie Jackson, a private in the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, from family and friends, most of whom wrote from Moore County, N.C. Letters describe life on the home front during the Civil War, including some discussion of local news, reactions to reports of battles, and reflections on Jackson's military activities. Some letters are also directed to William S. Caveness, Jackson's brother-in-law, serving with Jackson in the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters, 1863-1865.
40 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Folder 1
1863-1865

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