Etheldred Rainey diary, 1861, 1893

Summary

Creator:

Rainey, Etheldred

Date:

1861, 1893

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Etheldred Rainey diary, ms 1152. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a diary of Etheldred Rainey, while serving in Phillips Legion of the Georgia State Reserves during the Civil War from October-December 1861. Entries chronicle in great detail his camp and actions in the field at Raleigh and Fayetteville (North Carolina), Johnson City (Tennessee), and Virginia. The collection also consists of a transcript of the diary, and obituary clippings for Rainey and his wife, Elizabeth.

Biographical / historical:

Etheldred Rainey, a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, was a native of Newnan, Georgia.

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Diaries.

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Phillips Legion

Places:

Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Etheldred Rainey diary, ms 1152. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.