Antoinette Smith Jenkins collection,

Physical mediumPaper typed printed handwritten.
Organization of materialA 52-page history; a botanical notebook; history of the 45th Georgia Infantry Regiment.
Abstract Collection contains genealogy, history, and a notebook. The Neisler-Letcher-Mitchell family history is a fifty-two-page typescript containing poems, sketches, biographical notes, speeches, correspondence, and genealogical information concerning various members of the aforementioned families. The Neisler section of the genealogy includes an account of the prisoner-of-war camp at Point Lookout, Md., during the Civil War, as are a number of war experiences and family legends dating from the Revolution. Of particular interest is the botanical notebook (1867-1881) of Dr. Hugh M. Neisler (1805-1884). The book identifies in Latin the names of hundreds of plants found in Taylor County, Ga., and surrounding counties. Dr. Neisler was an authority on botanical science and freshwater mollusk, and a variety of Iris bear his name as discoverer. The notebook also contains notes on an exercise in Greek and copies of correspondence with other scientists. The third item in the collection is a typescript history of the 45th Georgia Infantry Regiment as written by J. A. Walker in 1864. The fifteen-page account describes the activities of the regiment from its formation in 1862 through the campaigns in Northern Virginia in August of 1864.
Cite as Antoinette Smith Jenkins Collection, #74, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Photocopies.
Acquisitions source Joyner- 3 items; Mrs. Antoinette S. Jenkins; Greenville, N.C.; loaned for copying; Dec. 17, 1968.
Biographical noteCollection materials concern the Neisler, Letcher, and Mitchell families. Family members include a governor of Virginia and members of Congress. Dr. Hugh M. Neisler (1805-1884) was an authority on botanical science and freshwater mollusk, and a variety of Iris bear his name as discoverer.

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Joyner Manuscript Collection #74 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE. ✔ Available Request Material