Thomas Milton Carr, Jr. Papers

May 26 - December 11, 1864
Manuscript Collection #1405
Creator(s)
Carr Family
Physical description
0.15 Cubic Feet, 1 half document case, consists of 23 letters
Preferred Citation
Thomas M. Carr, Jr. Papers (#1405), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions.

This collection includes letters mailed to Thomas Milton Carr, Jr. from May through December 1864 while he was serving in Company B of 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves. Correspondents were mainly family members living in Martindale in Mecklenburg County, N.C., and nearby counties. Topics are news related to the Civil War, events of daily life and the effect of the war on them, and information related to friends and family members serving in the Confederate Army.


Administrative information
Custodial History

May 10, 2022, (unprocessed), 0.15 cubic feet; This collection includes letters mailed to Thomas Milton Carr, Jr. from May through December 1864 while he was serving in Company B of 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves. Correspondents were mainly family members living in Martindale in Mecklenburg County, N.C., and nearby counties. Topics are news related to the Civil War, events of daily life and the effect of the war on them, and information related to friends and family members serving in the Confederate Army. Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Source of acquisition

Purchase from Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Container list
Box 1 Letters, May through December 1864.