01648cpcaa2200361 4500 mm 79015677 DLC 20260227111654.0 791031|||||||||||| eng mm 79015677 ms 65000895 DLC DLC dacs DLC W lcmd Chesnut, James, 1815-1885. James Chesnut papers, 1862. 250 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet. Open to research. 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. U.S. senator from South Carolina (1858-1861), lawyer, and plantation owner. Collection material in English. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Correspondence. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 Correspondence. Confederate States of America. Army Finance. Confederate States of America. Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Columbia (S.C.) History. South Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865. Lawyers. itoamc Plantation owners. itoamc Senators, U.S. Congress. itoamc 42160 42160