Request Material





Stonewall Register

Stonewall Register

Descriptive Summary

Title: Stonewall Register
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1865 April 20
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) 1 newspaper
Collection Number: ms4290
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains a four page newspaper handrwritten by a Confederate prisoner of war at Fort Delaware in Pea Patch Island, Delaware. The newspaper comments on Sherman's March through North Carolina, General Lee's surrender, the assassination of President Lincoln, the author's dislike of President Andrew Johnson, and the price of tobacco and bread in the camp. The first issue of this title is held at the Georgia Historical Society (ms0766).


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Stonewall Register, ms4290, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

The first issue of Stonewall Register is held at the Georgia Historical Society, ms0766.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Fort Delaware (Del.)
Fort Delaware (Del.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Newspapers.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Newspaper, 1865 April 20