Levander T. Rushing Civil War Letters

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        <titleproper>Levander T. Rushing Civil War Letters
                    <num>MS859</num>
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        <subtitle>1854-1865, undated, 1.21 linear feet</subtitle>
        <author>Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Bennett</author>
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      <publicationstmt>
        <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher>
        <address>
          <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline>
          <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline>
          <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline>
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        <date>June 2016</date>
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      <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date>2016-07-20T12:46-0400</date>
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        <language langcode="eng"/>
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      <physdesc>
        <extent>1.21 linear feet</extent>
        <extent>1 half-document box, 1 oversize flat box</extent>
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      <unitdate normal="1854/1865" type="inclusive">1854-1865, undated</unitdate>
      <abstract id="ref15" label="Abstract">Levander T. Rushing was a soldier during the Civil War. He served in the Company I of the 53rd Regiment from Anson County, N.C. This collection contains correspondence of a variety of people with links to Rushing,though the main correspondent is G.M. Rushing, who may have gone by the name Burwell. Also present are a number of undated envelopes and two Confederate 2-dollar bills.</abstract>
      <origination label="creator">
        <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Rushing, George M.</persname>
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      <origination label="creator">
        <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Rushing, Levander T.</persname>
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    <accessrestrict id="ref14">
      <head>Access Restrictions</head>
      <p>Collection is open for researchers with the exception of two damaged letters. Due to their extreme fragility, these letters cannot be handled. For more information, contact Z. Smith Reynolds Special Collections &amp; Archives.</p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <userestrict id="ref16">
      <head>Copyright Notice</head>
      <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p>
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    <scopecontent id="ref13">
      <head>Collection Overview</head>
      <p>This collection contains correspondence of a variety of people with links to Rushing, including L.A. Ham, G.M. Rushing, Philip Rushing, J. Melton, J.M. Morgan, L.E. Burkes, A.J. Rushing, John B. Ashcraft, M.G. Redfearn, W.G. Thornton, J.H.L., Jim Henry, Z.A. Henry, Cornelia Heeny. The bulk of the correspondence is with G.M. Rushing, who may have gone by the name Burwell. Also present are a number of undated envelopes and two Confederate 2-dollar bills.</p>
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      <head>Biographical Note</head>
      <p>Levander T. Rushing was a soldier during the Civil War. He served in the Company I of the 53rd Regiment from Anson County, N.C.</p>
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      <head>Preferred Citation</head>
      <p>Levander T. Rushing Civil War Letters, MS859, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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      <head>Arrangement note</head>
      <p>Access to two letters is restricted due to their fragile condition. Please see Special Collections &amp; Archives staff for more information.</p>
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      <geogname source="lcsh">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources</geogname>
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          <unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle>
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          <unitdate normal="1854/1865" type="inclusive">1854-1865 March</unitdate>
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          <unittitle>Envelopes</unittitle>
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          <container parent="cid1539002" type="Folder">20</container>
          <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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          <unittitle>Greene, H.G. to L.T. Rushing</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Heeny, Cornelia, to "little children"</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Henry, Nancy to son</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Henry, Z.A. to brother</unittitle>
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          <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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          <unittitle>Letter fragment</unittitle>
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          <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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          <unittitle>Letter fragments [RESTRICTED]</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Letter fragments, fire damaged [RESTRICTED]</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Rushing, G.M., letter fragment</unittitle>
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          <unittitle>Rushing, L.T. to father</unittitle>
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