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Roberts, B. W. Document to Samuel Andrew Durand, 1822-1891


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    Cole, A. H. Letter to Daniel N. (Daniel Norwood) Speer, 1836-1893

    Manuscripts

    Richmond, Va. Copy in Speer's hand.

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    Speer, John A. (John Andrew), 1833-1879. Letter to John F. (John Fletcher) Moreland, 1817-1878

    Manuscripts

    The largest portion of the collection consists of personal and military correspondence that Daniel N. Speer kept during his Civil War service. Also included are pieces of correspondence of John F. Moreland, his father-in-law, and documents dealing with family slaves.

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    Speer, John A. (John Andrew), 1833-1879. Letter to John F. (John Fletcher) Moreland, 1817-1878

    Manuscripts

    The largest portion of the collection consists of personal and military correspondence that Daniel N. Speer kept during his Civil War service. Also included are pieces of correspondence of John F. Moreland, his father-in-law, and documents dealing with family slaves.

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    Speer, Daniel N. (Daniel Norwood), 1836-1893. Letter to Samuel Cooper, 1798-1876

    Manuscripts

    The largest portion of the collection consists of personal and military correspondence that Daniel N. Speer kept during his Civil War service. Also included are pieces of correspondence of John F. Moreland, his father-in-law, and documents dealing with family slaves.

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    Tucker, George. Letter to Daniel N. (Daniel Norwood) Speer, 1836-1893

    Manuscripts

    Shreveport, La. With: "List of Outstanding Debts, due and remaining unpaid on the 30th day of September 1864, y Maj. George Tucker. Quartermaster & Inspector of Field Transportation Dist. Of the West La." and "Estimate of Funds required for the service of the Quartermasters Department at Shreveport."

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    Daniel N. Speer papers

    Manuscripts

    The largest portion of the collection consists of personal and military correspondence that Daniel N. Speer kept during his Civil War service. Also included are pieces of correspondence of John F. Moreland, his father-in-law, and documents dealing with family slaves. Speer's letters to his wife discuss the life in the Confederate Army, including the organization of the 4th Regiment of Georgia Infantry Battalion; the defenses of Skidaway Island and its evacuation; the organization of the 60th Regiment of Georgia Infantry; the Maryland campaign of 1862, including the battle of Antietam, the campaign in Virginia in the summer of 1863. The letters from Speer's wife and in-laws describe their life in LaGrange, Ga. Also included are a few letters by his brother John A. Speer. Speer's military correspondence includes letters, orders, and communications, both incoming and outgoing, that cover the period from July 7, 1861 to March 1865 and deal mostly with logistics and transportation.

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