Captain Daniel Kirkpatrick, Jr. letter to Governor Joseph E. Brown, 1860

Summary

Creator:

Kirkpatrick, Daniel, Jr., Captain

Date:

1860

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Captain Daniel Kirkpatrick, Jr. letter to Governor Joseph E. Brown, ms4179, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a letter written by Captain Daniel Kirkpatrick, Jr. in January of 1860 to Governor Jospeh E. Brown regarding the state of the Washington Artillery Company, stationed in Augusta, Georgia. It details the officers, unit personnel, and arms, along with suggested improvements as per Special Order #22.

Biographical / historical:

Captain Daniel Kirkpatrick, Jr. commanded the Washington Artillery, he was commissioned in 1854.

Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) was a lawyer, Georgia Governor (1857-1865), and U. S. Senator (1880-1890).

For more information, see the article Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Soldiers -- Georgia -- Correspondence.

Names:

Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894

Preferred citation:

Captain Daniel Kirkpatrick, Jr. letter to Governor Joseph E. Brown, ms4179, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.