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Family Correspondence of W. Leigh Wickham (1828-1889), nephew of William F. Wickham, 1848-1863, 1888

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

During the Civil War, Leigh Wickham received an appointment in the Confederate Quartermaster department at Memphis, Tennessee (September 13 and 19, and December 8, 1861); reports that the people of Mississippi were frightened of General Grant’s army (December 23, 1862); and mentions the hanging of Colonel Lawrence Orton Williams as a Confederate spy by the Federals (June 14, 1863).

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1848-1863, 1888

Creator

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

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