William C. Goggans Civil War letters, 1861-1865, 2003

Summary

Creator:

Goggans, William C.

Date:

1861-1865, 2003

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

William C. Goggans Civil War letters, ms2156, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters, written mainly by William C. Goggans and family, during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. Correspondences discuss army camp life, conditions and war news, and the wartime economy and psychology. Goggans wrote from camps in Richmond, Fredericksburg, James River, Cumberland Gap, Camp Jackson (Martinsburg), and Smithfield in Virginia; Milledgeville and Augusta, Georgia; and Meridian, Mississippi. Also contained in the collection is a letter from J. B. Walton to the General Commander, U.S. Forces at Savannah, Georgia, and Confederate civilian letters. Transcriptions of the letters are also included (2003).

Biographical / historical:

William C. Goggans, Lieutenant (later Captain) in the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, died at Richmond, Virginia, February 23, 1863.

Related

Other descriptive data:

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

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 35th
Goggans family -- Correspondence

Places:

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

Preferred citation:

William C. Goggans Civil War letters, ms2156, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.