Franklin M. Fleming letters, 1861-1864

Summary

Creator:

Fleming, Franklin M., -1863

Date:

1861-1864

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Franklin M. Fleming letters, ms2227, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence from Franklin M. Fleming to his wife, Lizzie in Marion County, Georgia, while he served with the 46th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The letters are almost entirely from camps located near Charleston, South Carolina with some from Camp Cobb at Wilmington, North Carolina. After Fleming's death, his brother D.G. Fleming with Company G of the 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment, wrote Lizzie from near Richmond, Virginia from March-October 1864.

Biographical / historical:

Franklin M. Fleming (d. 1863), Confederate Lt. with Company H of the 46th Georgia Infantry Regiment, married Lizzie Fleming, resided in Marion County (Ga.).

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:

Soldiers -- Georgia.
Correspondence

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 46th. Company H
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 8th. Company G
Fleming, D. G.

Places:

Richmond (Va.)
South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Franklin M. Fleming letters, ms2227, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.