Brigadier General in the Confederate Army,
died December 27, 1922 in Washington, D.C.
Author of a number of histories and memoirs
on the South. Assigned in 1878 he had been an agent for
the War Department to the duty of collecting of military papers, on the CSA.
BRIG GEN CHEATHAMS DIV C S A WRIGHT, MARCUS J
BIRTH: 06/05/1831
DEATH: 12/26/1922
BURIED AT: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
one of 2 known confederate soliders buried at arlington
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The Adjutant General's Office, War Department. The records of the Adjutant General's Office Record Group 94 are in the custody of the Old Military and Civilian Records (NWCTB), Washington, DC 20408. The point of contact is trevor,
listed below answers to requests of wash.dc letters . IF ANY ONE HAS A LOCATION OF THESE LETTERS, COME FWD, FOR THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THE 1861 CONFEDERATE HALF DOLLAR IS CRUMBLING, NOT ITS EXISTANCE, BUT TO THE INFO OF 4 ORGINAL, COPIES, AND DESCRIPITION, IT WILL BE OPEN SEASON. The Adjutant General's Office, War Department. The records of the Adjutant General's Office Record Group 94 are in the custody of the Old Military and Civilian Records (NWCTB), Washington, DC 20408. The point of contact is trevor,
NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION- Nicholas Graham
If you're trying to confirm whether a letter ever made it to the http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/109.html ANSWER WASH DC NWCTB-2609858 We also consulted National Archives Microfilm Publication M565, We regret that we cannot undertake the extensive research
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Regarding the second item. According to the Official Records of the United States for 1879, Marcus J. Wright was listed as "temporarily employed as laborers and messengers" in the Office of the Chief Signal-Officer of the Army. The Records of the Chief Signal Officer (Record Group 111) are also in the custody of Old Army and Civilian Records, Washington, DC 20408. Trevor Plante is again your point of contact."
Archivist
Date: 9/26/2006 9:54:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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"the Adjutant General's Office, War Department. The records of the Adjutant General's Office Record Group 94 are in the custody of the Old Military and Civilian Records (NWCTB), Washington, DC 20408. The point of contact is trevor,
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Regarding the second item. According to the Official Records of the United States for 1879, Marcus J. Wright was listed as "temporarily employed as laborers and messengers" in the Office of the Chief Signal-Officer of the Army. The Records of the Chief Signal Officer (Record Group 111) are also in the custody of Old Army and Civilian Records, Washington, DC 20408. Trevor Plante is again your point of contact."
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Archivist
ANNOT BE LOCATED. THESE LETTERS IN CONFEDERATE
WASHINGTON ARCHIVES, MUST BE THERE, SINCE THESE WERE THE PEOPLE WHO
WRIGHT WORKED FOR AND REQUESTED THIS INFO FOR THEIR RECORDS,
AND FROM TAYLOR. IF THEY CANNOT BE LOCATED, TO VERIFY, THE FOUNDATION ON INFO
OF THE 1861 CONFEDERATE HALF DOLLAR IS MISSING, LOST , STOLEN, MISPLACED ETC.
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Regarding the second item. According to the Official Records of the United States for 1879, Marcus J. Wright was listed as "temporarily employed as laborers and messengers" in the Office of the Chief Signal-Officer of the Army. The Records of the Chief Signal Officer (Record Group 111) are also in the custody of Old Army and Civilian Records, Washington, DC 20408. Trevor Plante is again your point of contact."
Archivist
Date: 9/26/2006 9:54:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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Confederate Archives, I'd suggest contacting the U.S. National
Archives. All of the official records of the Confederacy that have
survived are maintained. There is a description of that collection
online at
Good luck with your research.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Graham North Carolina Collection
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB#3930, 506 Wilson Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
[email protected] / (919) 962-1172
I wrote these people, they cannot find them
We searched several series of records but were unable to identify
either letter you are seeking. We searched the following series
relating to the Records of the Archive Office found in
Record Group 109, War Department Collection
of Confederate Records:
Entry 435, Letters Sent, 1865-80
Entry 438, Letters Received, 1865-81
Entry 439, Register of Letters Received, 1865-81
Entry 440, Endorsements of Letters Received, 1865-82
Entry 445, Papers of Marcus J. Wright, 1878-86
Letters Sent by the Office of the Adjutant General (Main Series)
1800-1890, but again were unable to identify the letter
sent from Wright.
necessary toidentify the exact documents which interest you.
Our staff can assist researchers with their work, but cannot undertake
substantive research for them.We will be pleased to assist you
or your representative in using our finding aids,
and in making the records available for use in
our research room.
Sincerely,
TREVOR K. PLANTE
Old Military and Civil Records
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC
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a click to southern coins as an example of what i say,
complements of mr corell to me.
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etters