Martin Smith Grant collection, 1860-1862

Martin Smith Grant collection, 1860-1862.

Author/creator	Grant, Martin Smith
Format	Archival & Manuscript Material
Description	0.044 cubic ft. (1 volume)
Supplemental Content	Finding aid
Subject(s)	Costin, Ada Amelia, 1847-1928. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Oratory. Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883--Oratory. Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road. Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Siege, 1861. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. North Carolina--History --Civil War, 1861-1865. Virginia--History --Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Naval operations. Wilmington (N.C.)--History, Military.

Physical medium	paper handwritten.
Abstract	Diary of Ada Amelia Costin, written as a school exercise in composition. The diary deals primarily with school assignments, weather, and newspaper reports. Included are notes on the militia organization in Wilmington, N.C., troop movements, siege of Fort Sumter, sighting of Union naval vessels in Charleston and Savannah, battles and skirmishes in Virginia and North Carolina, attempted sabotage of the Wilmington-Weldon Railroad, and speeches in Wilmington by Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens.
Cite as	Martin Smith Grant Collection, #73, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University.
Acquisitions source	Joyner- 1 diary; Mrs. Richard O. Grant; Wilmington, N.C.; gift; Dec. 3, 1968.
Biographical note	Ada Amelia Costin, of Wilmington, N.C., was the daughter of John Williams and Charlotte Whitehead Costin.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Manuscript Collection	#73 - DOES NOT CIRCULATE.	✔ Available	Request Material