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July 1, 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee advanced across the Pennsylvania countryside toward the small town of Gettysburg--less than 90 miles from Washington, D.C.--on a collision course with the Union Army of the Potomac. In Lee's ranks were 5,000 South Carolina troops destined to play critical roles in the three days of fighting ahead. From generals to privates, the Palmetto State soldiers were hurled into the Civil War's most famous battle--hundreds were killed, wounded or later suffered as prisoners of war. The life-and-death stories of these South Carolinians are here woven together here with official wartime reports, previously unpublished letters, newspaper accounts, diaries and the author's personal observations from walking the battlefield.
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The Elijah Reed Keith Civil War papers consist of correspondence between Elijah and different members of his family, primarily his wife Caroline, during the years 1862-1865. The first letters dated ca. Feb. 1862, come from Charles Keith, who has already mustered into service in the New York State Volunteers, and are addressed to his father, who had not yet enlisted. Charles' letters are brief updates concerning his whereabouts and living conditions. He writes to his family relatively infrequently up until the time of his death on June 17, 1864. Elijah's letters begin on Sept. 25, 1862, while he is at Camp Schuyler in Herkimer Co., N.Y. He writes to his wife and family at least twice a week throughout his time in the service. Although Elijah does not seem to see much combat because of illness, he remains with his regiment for much of the war, until he goes to the Armory Square Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 2, 1864. His letters contain vivid descriptions of army life and of the hospital, as well as his opinions on such matters as abolition, the looting of southern homes, and the nature of war.