Charles C. Jones Jr. letter to Rev. C.C. Jones, 1861 November 13

Summary

Creator:

Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893

Date:

1861 November 13

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Charles C. Jones letter to Rev. C.C. Jones, ms2651, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a letter from Charles C. Jones, Jr., at Camp Claghorn headquarters of the Chatham Artillery, to his father Rev. Charles Colcock Jones, dated November 13, 1861. Jones discusses the arrival of much needed rifles, cannons and ammunition on the "Fingal" which has docked in Savannah harbor.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Colcock Jones Jr. (1831-1893), historian and author; son of Rev. Charles Colcock Jones (1804-1863), Presbyterian minister.

For more information, see the article Charles C. Jones Jr. (1831-1893) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

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:

Correspondence

Names:

Georgia. Chatham Artillery of Savannah
Jones, Charles Colcock, 1804-1863

Places:

Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Charles C. Jones letter to Rev. C.C. Jones, ms2651, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.