Lipe Family Civil War Letters

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          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline>
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      <abstract id="aspace_d25913358ea9fa0d559ab6f90135ecc2">The Lipe (or Leib) family lived in Deep Well, now Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina. The collection consists of 27 letters by 7 different Confederate soldiers, telling of their experiences in the Civil War.</abstract>
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          <part>Emerson, Robert M.</part>
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      <p>The collection consists of 27 letters by 7 different Confederate soldiers and Lipe family members, telling of their experiences in the Civil War. Correspondents include <persname><part>J. L. Lipe</part></persname>, <persname><part>George L.D. Lipe</part></persname>, <persname><part>George L. Kistler</part></persname>, <persname><part>W. A. Wallace</part></persname>, <persname><part>Thomas L. Purdie</part></persname>, <persname><part>R. M. Emerson</part></persname>, <persname><part>James C. Moore</part></persname>, <persname><part>Elburtus M. Kennerly</part></persname>, and <persname><part>Eliza Ann Lipe</part></persname>. Also included is a small amount of material regarding the collection that was provided by the seller.</p>
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      <p>Lipe Family Civil War Letters (MS575), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.</p>
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      <head>Copyright Notice</head>
      <p>Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.</p>
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      <head>Related Materials</head>
      <p>The digitized materials in this collection are available in the <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/33600" show="new">Lipe Family Civil War Letters</ref> digital collection page.</p>
      <p>Related archival collection:
The <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://cms5.revize.com/revize/mooresvillenc/Site%20Documents/LHA/JosephSLipe.pdf" show="new">Joseph S. Lipe Family Letters (finding aid)</ref> are held by the Mooresville Public Library, Local History and Archives department. The digitized materials in this collection are available in the <ref actuate="onrequest" href="https://digital.mooresvillenc.gov/digital/collection/lipe_letters" show="new">Joseph S. Lipe Family Letters</ref> digital collection page.</p>
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