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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
The Camp Kettle
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62_F02
Date Range
1862/01/07
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
The Camp Kettle
Description
The Camp Kettle, printed newspaper, four pages. "Published Every Opportunity by the Field and Staff of the Roundhead Regiment Colonel Leasure, Commanding." Beaufort, South Carolina. News for Union troops stationed in the Southern Department in and near Beaufort. Focus of this issue is the Battle of Port Royal Ferry. Note: Beaufort is situated on Port Royal Island, South Carolina.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
1862/01/07
Creation Date
1862/01/07
Creator
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Armstrong, James
Chisholm, Mrs.
Leasure, William Daniel
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls
Leckey, David A.
Subjects
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865)
Newspapers
United States. Army--Newspapers
Charleston (S.C.)
Beaufort (S.C.)
Port Royal Ferry, Battle of, S.C., 1862
Port Royal (S.C.)
Search Terms
Civil War
Newspapers
United States Army newspapers
Beaufort, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Battle of Port Royal Ferry
Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th (1861-1865)
Roundhead Regiment
Port Royal, South Carolina
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Newspaper
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2020-12-26
Condition Notes
Wrinkled and torn on a couple of the edges; otherwise good.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62_F02
Notes
Added to PP 12/26/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-D-62-02
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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Documents
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