| Scope and content |
This collection consists of correspondence between Carter and his cousin Lydia A. Goodnow. Of particular interest are comments on camp life, the Battles of Big Bethel and First Bull Run (Manassas), General Benjamin Butler's role at Bethel, and General Winfield Scott's praise of Massachusetts troops, and the unsanitary conditions of African Americans. Letters from Camp Meigs mention possible assignment to General Nathaniel P. Banks for an expedition to Texas or New Bern, N.C. The remaining correspondence (1888-1918) deals with family matters, the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), the death of James W. Carter, and the disposition of his lands. One letter gives a detailed account of an East to West coast railway trip on the Canadian Pacific R. R. through Montreal to Vancouver and south to San Francisco. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
James Willard Carter Papers (#264), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Reproduction note | Photocopies. Greenville, N.C. East Carolina University 1975. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Loaned for copying by Mr. David R. Pruette. |
| Biographical note | James Willard Carter was a Massachusetts soldier in the Civil War. |
