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Collection Number: 01567

Collection Title: Stephen Dodson Ramseur Papers, 1853-1864; 1905-1940.

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.


This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Size 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 326 items)
Abstract Stephen D. Ramseur of Virginia was an officer in the United States and Confederate armies. The collection contains letters, 1853-1864, from Stephen D. Ramseur (1837-1864), written from Davidson College in North Carolina, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Civil War battlefields, to his wife, to Judge David Schenck (his brother-in-law), and other relatives. Also included are genealogical notes on the Wilfong, Ramseur, and related families, and later letters.
Creator Ramseur, Stephen Dodson.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Stephen Dodson Ramseur Papers, #1567, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Partial microfilm copy available. Microfilm reels include folders 14-18 (Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1855-1864; 1884; 1920), which were removed from the collection at the donor's request.
Acquisitions Information
Acquired 1940, 1949, 1954, 1976
Additional Descriptive Resources
A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011; Dawne Howard Lucas, July 2021

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.

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Stephen D. Ramseur of Virginia was an officer in the United States and Confederate armies.

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The collection contains letters, 1853-1864, from Stephen D. Ramseur (1837-1864), written from Davidson College in North Carolina, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Civil War battlefields, to his wife, to Judge David Schenck (his brother-in-law), and other relatives. Also included are genealogical notes on the Wilfong, Ramseur, and related families, and later letters.

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Contents list

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About 326 items.
Folder 1a

Original finding aid

Folder 1

Extracts of letters

Folder 2

Sketch of Ramseur, from The Land We Love magazine

Folder 3

Correspondence, 1873-1924

Folder 4

Address by Walter Clark

Folder 5

Clippings

Folder 6

1853-1862

Folder 7

January-August 1863

Folder 8

September-December 1863

Folder 9

February-July 1864

Folder 10

August-November 1864

Folder 11

1919-1935

Folder 12

Biographical information

Folder 13

Clippings

Reel M-1567/1-2

M-1567/1

M-1567/2

Microfilm

In addition to other materials, microfilm reels include folders 14-18 (Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1855-1864; 1884; 1920), which were removed from the collection at the donor's request.

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