Michigan in the War

PUBLIC "-//North Carolina Division of Historical Resources::North Carolina State Archives//TEXT (US::NcD::[P.C.64]::Jean M. Dempsey Photograph Collection)//EN" "phc_dempsey_jean_m.xml" Jean M. Dempsey Photograph Collection Processed by: Stephen E. Massengill; machine-readable finding aid created by: Dietra Stanley North Carolina Division of Historical Resources

North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word. Finding aid completed August 20, 1996, by Stephen E. Massengill; Finding aid encoded by Dietra Stanley, North Carolina State Archives, November 12, 2003 Description is in English. Jean M. Dempsey Photograph Collection North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by Stephen E. Massengill Date Completed August 20, 1996 Encoded by Dietra Stanley Date Encoded November 12, 2003

Descriptive Summary Jean M. Dempsey Photograph Collection These photographs were donated by Mrs. Jean M. Dempsey. The collection includes portraits of Leonidas Marion King (1841-1894) and Captain James H. Smith (1832-1906) in their military uniforms and with their families. King served with the 6th Regiment, N. C. Troops, Confederate States Army and Smith served with Troop G, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, USA. 13 items; Includes six photographs, including four cased tintypes and three snapshots. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

Available for research.

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.64.1] Jean M. Dempsey Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

The photographs were donated to the State Archives by Mrs. Jean M. Dempsey, 1914 Jumpin' Run Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 on May 13 and July 17, 1996.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by Stephen E. Massengill

Completed August 20, 1996

Collection Overview

The ninth plate cased images are likenesses of Leonidas Marion King (1841-1894), 6th Regiment, N. C. Troops, CSA and wife Mary Yates King (1841-1914) of Wake County, North Carolina (photos dated July, 1865). The two sixth plate cased images are of Captain James H. Smith (1832-1906), Troop G, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, USA, in uniform. After the war Smith lived in Raleigh and became superintendent to the Federal Cemetery. He is buried in the cemetery, and his marker contains the dates March 25, 1832-January 1, 1906. The other two pictures are turn of the century snapshots of Captain Smith and his wife and their son Zeliffe Paul Smith. The collection also contains a copy of Captain Smith's war record copied from Michigan in the War compiled by Jno. Robertson in 1882. King and Smith were great-grandfathers of Mrs. Dempsey.

Arrangement

The tintypes and snapshots have been placed in a postcard box. Copy negatives have been made for the permanent file.

Online Catalog Headings United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs. King, Leonidas Marion, 1841-1894. King, Mary Yates, 1841-1914. Smith, James H., 1832-1906. Smith, Zeliffe Paul. United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1866). Company G. Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 6th. Related Material:

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us