John R. Binion family letters, 1861-1864

Summary

Creator:

Binion family

Date:

1861-1864

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

John R. Binion family letters, ms 1646. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters between members of the Binion family of Hancock County, Georgia from 1861-1864. Correspondents include John R. Binion; his wife, Frances L. Butts; James F. Binion, serving with Company F of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment; and Elizabeth A. Jones. The women write about typhoid and how it was treated, the community scare when an Irishman led African Americans to kill whites, of making uniforms and sacks for soldiers, and crops. John R. Binion writes of camp life, from Camp Satilla near Savannah, and Governor Joseph Brown's calling up the militia in 1864.

Biographical / historical:

John R. Binion of Hancock County, Georgia, was a soldier in the Confederate Army.

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:

Slave insurrections -- Georgia.

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 10th
Binion, Frances L. Butts
Binion, John R., 1819-1887

Places:

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

John R. Binion family letters, ms 1646. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.