Robert Thomas Rogers family papers, 1847-1895

Summary

Creator:

Rogers, Robert Thomas, 1844-1914

Date:

1847-1895

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Robert Thomas Rogers family papers, ms3643, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of eight letters from Robert Thomas Rogers, mainly to his wife Mary Elizabeth Clarissa Smith, written during the Civil War. Letters are written from Fredericksburg, Richmond, and near Culpeper, Virginia, and discuss illnesses, injuries, battles, and related activities. Excerpt from a letter dated April 12, 1865: "We have lost eighteen thousand of our own men at Richmond." The collection also includes a receipt, handwritten parlor game, home remedy book, and regulator diary belonging to Elizabeth C. Rogers.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Thomas Rogers (1844-1914) was born in Jackson County, Georgia. On February 25, 1862, Robert enlisted with Company C, 18th Georgia Regiment, Confederate Army, at Jefferson.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Preferred citation:

Robert Thomas Rogers family papers, ms3643, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.