Henry A. Chambers (1841-1925) Papers, PC.400

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Henry A. Chambers (1841-1925) Papers, PC.400

Descriptive Summary

Title
Henry A. Chambers (1841-1925) Papers
Call Number
PC.400
Creator
Chambers, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1841-1925
Date
1779-1824, 1862-1866, 1923-1924
Extent
0.2 cubic feet
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.400, Henry A. Chambers Papers, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

Typed copy of diary (Jan. 1, 1862-Apr. 24, 1865) of Chambers, detailed from 4th Regt. NCST to the police guard of the provost marshal, Army of Northern Virginia, and later captain of Co. C, 49th Regt. NCT. Descriptions include activities of military police; battles of New Bern, Petersburg Mine Assault, and Five Forks; evacuation of Manassas Junction (1862); execution of deserter; skirmish with Negro cavalry unit; and Gens. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, Richard S. Ewell, and Robert E. Lee. There are wartime letters from family in Iredell Co. (1863-1864); and postwar letters, several from Thomas R. Roulhac, Hillsborough, about servants, schools, President Andrew Johnson, and poverty (1866). Also copies of records relating to John Hinds in Randolph and Guilford counties, and Roane Co., Tenn. (1779-1824). Other papers of Chambers are in Southern Historical Collection, UNC.

Contents of the Collection

➤ Container Count 1 Box
  • •  Henry A. Chambers Papers
    PC.400

Subject Headings

  • Chambers, Henry A.
  • Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
  • Richard Stoddert Ewell, 1817-1872
  • Roulhac, Thomas R.
  • Lee, Robert Edward
  • Johnson, Andrew
  • Chambers Family
  • Hinds, John
  • Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 4th
  • Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 49th
  • Confederate States of America
  • Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia
  • Battles
  • Battle of New Bern, New Bern, N.C., 1862
  • Generals
  • Presidents
  • Military deserters
  • Executions and Executioners
  • African Americans
  • Schools
  • Domestics
  • Union Cavalry
  • Soldiers--United States
  • Military police
  • Evacuations
  • Skirmishing
  • Ship captains
  • Provost Marshals
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Poverty
  • Economic conditions
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Hillsborough
  • Iredell County (N.C.)
  • Randolph County (N.C.)
  • Guilford County (N.C.)
  • Roane County (Tenn.)
  • Manassas Junction (Va.)

    • Processing Information

    Collection re-boxed and re-foldered December 15, 2025 by Ian Dunn and Michelle Witt.