John Rodgers Goldsborough letter to his wife Mary, 1862 April 21

Summary

Creator:

Goldsborough, J. R. (John Rodgers), 1808-1877

Date:

1862 April 21

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

John Rodgers Goldsborough letter to his wife Mary, ms3430, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter regarding a Confederate fort on Jekyll Island, plans to make Saint Simons Island a self-supporting colony, enslaved persons, the Pierce Butler estate, the plantation of T. Butler King, the abandoned estate of James Hamilton Couper, a visit to Frederica, and orders regarding Commander Sylvanus Godon.

Biographical / historical:

John Rodgers Goldsborough (1808-1877) was a Union Naval Commodore who commanded the U.S. Steamer, Florida off Saint Simons Island, Georgia during the Civil War.

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:

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Correspondence

Names:

Florida (Battleship)
Goldsborough, Mary Pennington -- Correspondence

Places:

Saint Simons Island (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

John Rodgers Goldsborough letter to his wife Mary, ms3430, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.