Inventory of the George Thompson Confederate Quartermaster Records, 1861-1865

Collection Number 551


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


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
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Thompson, George, 1839-1876.
Title
George Thompson Confederate Quartermaster Records, 1861-1865
Call Number
551
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
About 1000 items (1.5 linear feet)
Abstract
George Sidney Thompson was the quartermaster of the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and in the Military District of Florida, Confederate States of America, 1864-1865. The collection includes official Confederate quartermaster records kept chiefly by George Sidney Thompson for the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and including requisitions for supplies, muster rolls, pay records, vouchers, receipts, and military orders; a few records of the 33rd and 7th North Carolina regiments; and Thompson's papers as quartermaster in the Military District of Florida, November 1864-February 1865.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Prior to 1940
prior to 1940
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 Thompson Confederate Quartermaster Records, #551, 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.

Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army--Supplies and stores.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 28th.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 33rd.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 7th.
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Thompson, George, 1839-1876.
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Biographical Note

George Sidney Thompson (1839-1876) was the quartermaster of the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and in the Military District of Florida, Confederate States of America, 1864-1865.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes official Confederate quartermaster records kept chiefly by George Sidney Thompson for the 28th North Carolina Regiment, 1861-1864, and including requisitions for supplies, muster rolls, pay records, vouchers, receipts, and military orders; a few records of the 33rd and 7th North Carolina regiments; and Thompson's papers as quartermaster in the Military District of Florida, November 1864-February 1865.