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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00508.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Paul J. Semmes archive regarding buying arms and military equipment |
| Title | Paul Jones Semmes to Augustus Viele regarding payment for some cannons |
| Date | 14 January 1861 |
| Author | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) |
| Recipient | Viele, Augustus |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Semmes's retained copy. Writes to Viele in West Troy, New York. Insists that Governor Brown and the State of Georgia will only make payments for the cannons produced by Viele's foundry according to the terms of the contract. Advises that Mr. Kemble of New York will appoint an inspector for the cannons in case Lieutenant Balsh cannot find one. Viele might have been worried about getting his payment as the war drew nearer. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Artillery Contract Finance Industry |
| People | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) Viele, Augustus (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | Columbus, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Industry |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Semmes was a Georgia banker and plantation owner who served as agent for the State of Georgia during the preparations for the Civil War. He served as colonel of the 2nd Georgia in the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the war and was promoted to brigadier general in March 1862. He was assigned to a brigade in McLaws' division of Longstreet's corps fighting in Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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