William Bone papers, 1861-1933, bulk 1861-1865

Summary

Creator:

Adams, Jessie R., 1860-1947 and Bone, Mathew

Date:

1861-1933, bulk 1861-1865

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

William Bone papers, ms 359, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence to William Bone, mainly from his brother, Mathew Bone while he served in a Georgia regiment during the Civil War, from Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia. Letters are also from other soldiers who knew Bone, most of whom were in the 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment. The collection also includes: two photographs of Jessie R. Adams and Perniner Harris Adams; the reproduction of a love letter Jessie wrote to Perniner, Madison County, Georgia; and miscellaneous documents including two newspaper clippings regarding Dewey Adams, one lean dated 1873, and an Alliance Warehouse Co. stock certificate.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Soldiers -- Georgia.
Correspondence
Photographs.

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 16th
Adams, Perniner Harris -- Correspondence
Bone, William

Places:

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

William Bone papers, ms 359, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.