Chesnut, James,  1815-1885. <br/><br/>
James Chesnut papers, 1862. 

 - 250  items. 1  container. 0.4  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence during Chesnut's service as chief of militia on the South Carolina Executive Council, Columbia, S.C.  Relates primarily to recruitment, military finances, and conditions throughout South Carolina.  Correspondents include Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and local government and Confederate army officials. 
<br/><br/><br/>U.S. senator from South Carolina (1858-1861), lawyer, and plantation owner. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 79015677  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 --Correspondence.<br/>Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Confederate States of America. Army --Finance.<br/>Confederate States of America. Army --Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Columbia (S.C.)--History.<br/>South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Lawyers.<br/>Plantation owners.<br/>Senators, U.S. Congress.