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McPherson, William

 Collection — Container: WF803
Identifier: WF803-##8lh

Scope and Contents

Transcription of Civil War letter of William McPherson, Walton Guards Florida Volunteers, East Pass (Destin), Florida, August 26, 1861 to General Braxton Bragg, Pensacola, Florida concerning observations of steamers at East Pass, destruction of Gen. T. J. Chambers (ship) of Galveston, Texas, removal of Leonard Destin and family.  Original letter found in Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who serve in Organizations from the State of Florida; transcription from Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County, v. 15 (Winter 1991), pp. 53-54.

Dates

  • Other: Majority of material found in 1861
  • Other: Date acquired: 03/12/2012

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Transcription of Civil War letter of William McPherson, Walton Guards Florida Volunteers, East Pass (Destin), Florida, August 26, 1861 to General Braxton Bragg, Pensacola, Florida.

Source of Acquisition

H. C. "Hank" Klein

Method of Acquisition

Reference e-mail.

Title
McPherson, William
Author
Dean DeBolt, March 13, 2012.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center Repository

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