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UCF Special Collections

John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA
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Level Collection Names Chapman, William D., 1926-2015 Repository UCF Special Collections Start Over

William D. Chapman Collection, 1865, 1975 0.5 Linear Feet 1 Box

 
Chapman, William D., 1926-2015
William D. Chapman, University of Central Florida's first registrar, recovered rare relic Civil War artillery in Citronelle, Alabama and donated the artifacts to Special Collections & University Archives in 2005. Collection includes four Confederate Grape Shot, a Minié Ball, and a wooden stand with plaque labelled "Confederate Shot & Grape Surrendered at Citronelle Ala. May, 1865 by Gen. Richard Taylor to Gen. E.R.S. Canby. Recovered by W. M. Dan Chapman, 1975."
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