Indexed works
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Dabney Cosby papers, 1827-1865.
Cosby, Dabney, 1779-1862 · 1827
Twenty-four items kept as the papers of Dabney Cosby, 1779 to 1862, spanning 1827 to 1865, collection 1071-z in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, some of them photocopies. Topics include the nineteenth century construction industry in North Carolina and Virginia and the correspondence of Confederate officers, naming the 53rd Virginia Infantry, Wharton's Brigade, Dabney Minor Cosby and Dabney Cosby, 1836 to 1886. A preservation microfilm was made in 2005.
Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Cosby, Dabney Minor, 1813-1898.
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