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Record. Oath of allegiance to the United States of former Confederate soldier Henry G. Leonard, circa 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-1
Scope and Contents

Signed in three places by Leonard, formerly of Co. G, 47th North Carolina Infantry. Also bears the signatures of witnesses J. H. McLaughlin, John Davidson (?), and J. F. Bell.

Dates: circa 1863

Manuscript. "J,S,L" [Joseph S. Leonard], Chronicle of movements from 2 August 1862 to 25 February 1863, circa 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-2
Scope and Contents

Records the wartime movements of Pvt. Joseph S. Leonard as a member of Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry. The narrative covers the period from Leonard's enlistment in August 1862 to his return home on furlough in February 1863.

Dates: circa 1863

Manuscript. M[artin] A. Leonard, Chronicle of service from 20 March 1862 to 1 January 1864, 1863 November 14-1864 January 1

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-3
Scope and Contents

Chronicle of service of Pvt. Martin A. Leonard as a member of Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry. The main narrative extends from Leonard's enlistment in March 1862 to November of the following year, and is dated 14 November 1863. Brief addenda (written in the upper margins of pp. 1 and 4) were written on Christmas Day 1863 and New Year's Day 1864. The document recounts Leonard's movements in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, with his regiment and without.

Dates: 1863 November 14-1864 January 1

Manuscript. [Martin A. Leonard], Chronicle of service from 20 March 1862 to September 1863, 1865 January 6

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-4
Scope and Contents

Chronicle of service of Pvt. Martin A. Leonard as a member of Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry. The narrative covers the period from Leonard's enlistment in March 1862 to his return to the regiment in September 1863, following a furlough. The content corresponds quite closely to pp. 1-3 of MSN/CW 1000-3, though each contains unique information.

Dates: 1865 January 6

Letter. Martin A. Leonard, Petersburg, Virginia, to Joseph S. Leonard, [Richmond, Virginia], 1862 October 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-5
Scope and Contents

From August 1862 to February 1863 Pvt. Martin Leonard was hospitalized at Petersburg, suffering from what he describes (in MSN/CW 1000-3) as typhoid fever. The letter is addressed to Martin's brother Joseph S. Leonard, also a private in Company C of the 48th North Carolina and also hospitalized during this period, at Richmond. The letter mentions the conscription of another brother, Henry G. Leonard.

Dates: 1862 October 8

Manuscript. Robert R. Leonard, Chronicle of movements from 4 April to 20 April 1865, circa 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-6
Scope and Contents Robert R. Leonard served in Company C of the 48th North Carolina Infantry from 1862 to 1865. Folio 1r of the booklet lists the counties through which Leonard passed on his journey from Appomattox Court House to his home near Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina, following the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. Folios 2r through 3v chronicle that journey. 1v contains an abbreviated account of the journey. The manuscript also contains pencilled accounts and computations,...
Dates: circa 1865

Manuscript. [Robert R. Leonard], Partial roll of Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry, 1865 January 28

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-7
Scope and Contents

The verso of the sheet lists 17 members of Company C: 5 sergeants; 3 corporals; and 9 privates (the latter's names are alphabetized, but the list runs only through "E"). The recto bears the inscription "Field Hospital Near Petersburg va. the 28th Day of January 1865"—though whether this date pertains to the list is not apparent. 28 January 1865 was the date of Martin Leonard's death.

Dates: 1865 January 28

Manuscript. Unidentified, Partial list of members of Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry, After 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-8
Scope and Contents

Headed "List of Com. C. 48 Reg N. C. T." The list includes 61 names, in no obvious order after the officers (Capt. A. M. Walker and six lieutenants). Only seven names bear annotations. The document is written in the same hand as MSN/CW 1000-9.

Dates: After 1865

Manuscript. Unidentified, List of soldiers from Statesville Township, North Carolina in Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry, After 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-9
Scope and Contents

Headed "List Soldiers Statesville Township Company C 48 Reg." Statesville was the county seat of Iredell Co. The list includes 20 names, 12 of which are annotated (mostly the dead and wounded). Eight additional names appear on the verso; the context here is uncertain. The document is written in the same hand as MSN/CW 1000-8.

Dates: After 1865

Newspaper clipping. "Military Directory. Field Officers and Brigades of N. C. Regiments", circa 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000-10
Scope and Contents

The directory lists: the staff officers of 65 North Carolina regiments; the regiments constituting each brigade; the regiments' arm of service; and a list of battalions. The clipping can be dated to late May or early June, 1863.

Dates: circa 1863