William Batts letters, 1861-1862

Summary

Creator:

Batts, William, -1862

Date:

1861-1862

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

William Batts letters, ms3344, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence from William Batts to his family from 1861-1862. Batts writes from Richmond, Green Brier, Camp Allegany, and Waynesboro, Virginia. Correspondence regards troop locations, rumors, battles, orders, and wounded soldiers.

Biographical / historical:

William Batts was from Smithville, Georgia. He served in the Confederate Army as a private, Company A, 12th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry.

--Peackock, Jane Bonner, editor. "A foot soldier's account: letters of William Batts, 1861-1862." The Georgia Historical Quarterly 50.1 (1966):87-100. Print.

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 -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Correspondence

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company A -- Military life

Preferred citation:

William Batts letters, ms3344, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.