Letter from Elbert Carpenter to his father, Solomon Carpenter
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Identifier: 11.1.a
Letter from Elbert Carpenter, a soldier serving in Company D, 61st Regiment North Carolina Troops, who was stationed at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., to his father, Solomon Carpenter of Chatham County, N.C. The letter records the recent deaths of his two brothers, Wyatt and James. Elbert was killed at Kinston, N.C., on 14 December, less than three weeks later.more...
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Letter from Elbert Carpenter, a soldier serving in Company D, 61st Regiment North Carolina Troops, who was stationed at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., to his father, Solomon Carpenter of Chatham County, N.C. The letter records the recent deaths of his two brothers, Wyatt and James. Elbert was killed at Kinston, N.C., on 14 December, less than three weeks later.
Date
November 26 , 1862
Call Number
11.1.a
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Special Collections Staff Pick Collection
Military History
- Civil War
Social and Family Life

Subject(s)
Carpenter, Elbert--Correspondence
Carpenter, Solomon--Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Soldiers--North Carolina--Correspondence
Letters
Finding Aid
Carpenter Family Papers

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Chatham County (N.C.)
Type
text
Medium
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
198mm x 253mm x 0mm
Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/11600

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