James R. Womble Civil War Letter

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-043

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter written by James R. Womble, a Confederate soldier, to his father, Thomas Womble. Womble was a laborer in Company A, 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense troops, of the Arsenal Guard. His letter is dated January 20, 1865. It was written from the City Courthouse of Wilmington and describes the fall of Fort Fisher.

Dates

Creation: 1865 January 20

Creator

Womble, James R. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Copyright Statement

Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Biographical Note

James Womble was a laborer in Company A, 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense troops, of the Arsenal Guard. (See North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, Volume III Infantry, pp. 342, 347.)

Extent

1 Folder (Contains 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Denise Vuncannon on September 24, 1985.

Digital Access

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Processing Information

Originally processed by Lana Donaldson Taylor in 1988. In 2014, this manuscript collection was re-foldered and re-processed with current archival standard materials by Christine Hockaday.