Record #:

37253

Author(s):

Abstract:

Annotated letter from John Jacobs to Walton H. Riggs, South Mills, NC, Mar. 2, 1862. John Jacobs was a German, who with no one to care for his eleven year old son during the Civil War, had him enlist with him for war in 1861 as a musician. John Jacobs was recognized in the war for his Drum & Bugle Corps. After the war, Jacobs became a prominent businessman and organized several bands in South Mills, Elizabeth City and Edenton, NC.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 2 Issue No. 6, , p59 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jacobs, John (band leader); Edenton--Bands; Elizabeth City--Bands

Record #:

38732

Author(s):

Abstract:

photograph

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 20 Issue No. 3, July 2011, p76-77 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Elizabeth City--Bands