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Letter to Walton H. Riggs, South Mills, NC, Mar. 2, 1862

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37253
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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