Neves Family Papers

The Neves family was from the Mush Creek neighborhood of Greenville District, South Carolina. Alsey Albert (b. ca. 1815) and Ann (b. ca. 1810) had at least ten children, though some did not survive childhood. Three of their sons served in the Confederacy. William P. Z. F. Neves (b. ca. 1835), John Pool Neves (b. ca. 1838), and George Washington Neves (b. ca. 1841) belonged to Co. A (later Co. H), 3rd Battalion, Palmetto Light Artillery. William and John both enlisted on August 15, 1861; G. W. joined his bothers in January 1862. William was elected second lieutenant in July 1863. All three brothers survived the war. Their siblings included Frances (b. ca. 1842) and Benjamin Franklin Neves (b. ca. 1852), who wrote them during the war. The collection also includes letters by relatives and neighbors from Greenville District, as well as cousins who lived in Haywood County, North Carolina.

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South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina

Letters

Displaying 1 - 25 of 32
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11272 Neves32 Elizabeth Pool William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves
11239 Neves1 July 6, 1861 Benjamin Franklin Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves , John Pool Neves Greenville County, SC
11240 Neves2 August 29, 1861 William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Alsey Albert Neves , Ann Pool Neves Richland County, SC Greenville County, SC
11242 Neves3 September 13, 1861 Alsey A. Dill William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves , John Pool Neves , James Nicoll , J. Henly McMillin SC Greenville County, SC
11243 Neves4 September 27, 1861 George Washington Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves , John Pool Neves Greenville County, SC
11244 Neves5 December 25, 1861 William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Alsey Albert Neves , Ann Pool Neves Charleston County, SC Greenville County, SC
11245 Neves6 January 9, 1862 John W. Waters William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11246 Neves7 January 10, 1862 Francis Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves , John Pool Neves Greenville County, SC
11247 Neves8 January 12, 1862 Alsey A. Dill , Francis Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11248 Neves9 January 28, 1862 Francis Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves , John Pool Neves Greenville County, SC
11249 Neves10 January 30, 1862 James M. Bailey William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11250 Neves11 February 9, 1862 Ann Pool Neves , Francis Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves , John Pool Neves , George Washington Neves Greenville County, SC
11251 Neves12 February 9, 1862 Francis Neves William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11252 Neves13 February 13, 1862 Alsey A. Dill , John W. Waters William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11253 Neves14 March 21, 1862 Martha C. Robertson William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11254 Neves15 March 30, 1862 William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Francis Neves Charleston County, SC Greenville County, SC
11255 Neves16 April 8, 1862 S. B. Hutchings William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Greenville County, SC
11256 Neves17 April 13, 1862 D. B. Hall William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Haywood County, NC
11257 Neves18 May 1, 1862 Emily C. Moore William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Haywood County, NC
11258 Neves19 May 24, 1862 D. B. Hall William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Haywood County, NC
11259 Neves20 July 24, 1862 Sallie Hall William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Haywood County, NC
11260 Neves21 August 5, 1862 Francis Hall William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Haywood County, NC
11261 Neves22 August 6, 1862 Francis Hall John Pool Neves Haywood County, NC
11262 Neves23 August 6, 1862 John Pool Neves , George Washington Neves J. F. Castain Richland County, SC
11264 Neves24 August 14, 1862 John W. Waters William Perry Zacharia Franklin Neves Richmond County, VA

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