James B. Mitchell papers, 1859-1913 (bulk 1859-1865).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 65 itemsSubject(s): - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- History
- University of Alabama
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Johnson Island Prison
- Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Soldiers -- Confederate States of America
- Students
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Correspondence from Mitchell to his parents concerning his experiences as a student at the University of North Carolina (1859-1861) and the University of Alabama (1862), as a Confederate soldier in Tennessee and Mississippi (1862-1863), and as a prisoner of war at Johnson Island Prison, Ohio (1864-1865). Includes detailed descriptions of several military actions and the conditions of military and prison camp life.
Confederate army soldier and student.
Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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