Pendley-Little Family Civil War correspondence, 1855-1865, bulk 1861-1865

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1855-1865, bulk 1861-1865

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Pendrey-Little Family Civil War correspondence, ms2873, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence between the Pendley and Little families of Webster and Baker Counties, Georgia. Pendley correspondents include brothers Samuel and R. F. Pendley and Mary and Elizabeth Pendley (relationship unknown). Civil War correspondence includes letters from T. Z. Little at Camp Cutts and Camp Forest, Manassas Junction, Virginia (1861) and Joseph M. Little, Camp Miserable, Orange Court House, Virginia (1861) and Camp Pine Thicket, Virginia (1863). The letters discuss battles, including fighting at Winchester, and Captain A.S. Cutts of the 11th Georgia Artillery Battalion, Company A. Letters from the women, including Sarah A. R. Little, reveal their views of the Civil War and their related activities.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

Portions of this collection have been digitized and are 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. Battalion, 11th (Sumter Artillery). Company A
Little, Joseph M.
Little, Sarah A. R.
Pendley, Mary E.
Pendley, R. F.

Places:

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence.
Webster County (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

Pendrey-Little Family Civil War correspondence, ms2873, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.