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Size | 10 items |
Abstract | Lucinda Sugg Moore (fl. 1927) was the daughter of Josiah P. Sugg and Margaret M. Sugg. The collection includes five Civil War letters, 1861, 1862, and 1864, four of them addressed to "Emma" at Wilson, N.C., from North Carolina soldiers serving with Confederate troops in southeastern Virginia; a few items relating to William W. Edwards of North Carolina, including tax notices and a receipt; and a letter, 1927, to Lucinda Sugg Moore containing recollections of the events of 1860-1861 in Franklin County, N.C. |
Creator | Moore, Lucinda Sugg. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Lucinda Sugg Moore (fl. 1927) was the daughter of Josiah P. Sugg and Margaret M. Sugg.
Back to TopThe collection includes five Civil War letters, 1861, 1862, and 1864, four of them addressed to "Emma" at Wilson, N.C., from North Carolina soldiers, R. J. Stallings and James P. Cross, serving with Confederate troops in southeastern Virginia. The remaining Civil War letter is from an unidentified grandson to his grandfather. Some topics include want of action, rumors, the campsite at Bens Church, and daily diet with requests and gratitude for food from home. There are also a few items, 1864-1867, relating to William W. Edwards of North Carolina, including tax notices and a receipt; and a letter, 1927, to Lucinda Sugg Moore containing recollections of the events of 1860-1861 in Franklin County, N.C., from Joseph John Allen of Louisburg, N.C.
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