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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Conscientious Objectors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Solomon Frazer prison letters, 1864-1865 (copies)

 Collection — Othertype SC-042
Identifier: SFHL-SC-042
Abstract

This collection is a compilation of photocopies and typescripts of the letters of Solomon Frazer, written while he was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison as a religious objector to the Civil War. The letters are arranged as an informal history of the prison and of the Quaker community of North Carolina during the Civil War. Also included are letters from several other Quakers, some of whom were imprisoned as religious objectors and others who participated in the conflict.

Dates: 1864-1865

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting extracts concerning the Quaker Peace Testimony

 Collection — Othertype SC-095
Identifier: SFHL-SC-095
Abstract

This collection contains typed extracts on meeting minutes in which the Quaker stance in war and conscientious objection are discussed. Most materials relate to Quaker activities in the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1780-1917, 1861-1867