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Charlotte Cochran Carr American Civil War Scrapbook

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

(1862 – 1864)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2000.005
Creator(s) Cochran, Charlotte Carr
Acquisition See Nabb Center Staff
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Samuel Stevens
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

This collection consists of a single large bound ledger book re-purposed as a scrapbook, with news clippings concerning events during the American Civil War from 1862-1864. It was assembled by Charlotte Carr Cochran who lived in Stoney Point, Virginia from 1843 to 1920.

Biographical History

Charlotte Carr Cochran was from Stony Point, Virgina and born in 1843. In 1867, she married John Henry Cochran. She died in 1920. 

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of one ledger measuring 12.5 by 7.5 inches, with about 500 pages. The book was originally a ledger, but the original ledger information can only be seen on some of the pages. The clippings are from the Richmond, Virginia based The Sentinal, The Richmond Financier, The Richmond Dispatch, and Daily Examiner. The articles range in date from about 1862 to 1864, and the topics include battles, biographies of leaders, and political editorials. Many of the clippings in the scrapbook are pieces written against President Lincoln and Emancipation. The scrapbook itself does not have exact dates on each page and does not have clearly defined sections, but many of the clippings have dates for the events they describe. 

Arrangement Statement

Series 1: Scrapbook 

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Newspapers
    • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    • Women's History
  • Location Terms
    • Richmond (Va.)
    • Virginia

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Box 1: 

  1. Scrapbook, 1862-1864 

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