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Battles at Kinston and White Hall, N.C., collection.

Author/creator Adams, Francis Wayland, 1840-1930 creator.
Format Archival & Manuscript Material
Production Info 25 November - 21 December 1862; 1 October 1947.
Description0.25 Cubic ft. (1 archival container) (11 items) (97 pages)
Supplemental Content Finding aid
Subject(s)
Scope and content Collection (25 November - 21 December 1862) including holograph letters written by 1st Lt. Frank W. Adams, Company B, 51st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, to his sister Elizabeth in Massachusetts, describing in great detail on the regiment's departure from the Boston Harbor aboard the Steamer Merrimac, voyage to North Carolina, their arrival in Newbern [New Bern], N.C. their encounter with the 43rd Massachusetts and their participation in the Battles of Kinston and Whitehall (present day White Hall), North Carolina as part of General John G. Foster's Goldsborough [Goldsboro] Expedition. Also included are transcripts of the holograph letters and one additional letter.
Access restrictionNo access restrictions.
Cite as Battles (1862) at Kinston and White Hall, N.C., Collection (#1224), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Terms of useLiterary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Purchased from Denning House Antiquarian Books & Manuscripts of Lancaster, PA..

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Manuscript Collection #1224 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE ✔ Available Request Material