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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the John Henry Steinmeyer Memoir, #3627-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Transcript lent for copying by Mrs. Ralph C. Haltiwanger of Charleston, S.C., March 1963.

Location of Originals

Originals in private hands in 1963.

Additional Descriptive Resources

A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1.

Sensitive Materials Statement

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• Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Confederate States of America. Army--Officers.
• Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 24th.
• Steinmeyer, John Henry, 1836-1902.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
• Wilmington (N.C.)--History--19th century.

John Henry Steinmeyer (1836-1902) was an officer of the Marion Rifles of Charleston, S.C., Company A, 24th South Carolina Regiment. Steinmeyer was 2nd lieutenant in late 1862 and became captain in 1863. He was captured briefly in 1863 and again around October 1864.

The collection is a mimeograph typescript of a history of the Marion Rifles of Charleston, S.C. (Company A, 24th South Carolina Regiment), written by John Henry Steinmeyer.(Although the document is headed "Diary of J. H. Steinmeyer," it actually is not a diary.) The unit served at Charleston, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C., and in the Army of Tennessee. Included are names of officers, an outline of the organization, lists of recruits, stories about the conduct and exploits of the men, and personal recollections and anecdotes.