Nathan Atkinson Brown family letters, 1859-1936, bulk 1861-1864

Summary

Creator:

Brown family

Date:

1859-1936, bulk 1861-1864

Extent:

3 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Nathan Atkinson Brown family letters, ms808, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence between Nathan Atkinson Brown and his family, 1859-1913. The letters were written while Brown served with the 26th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Company B at Saint Simons and Cumberland Islands, and regard stress the war was placing on planters in southeast Georgia, slavery, and race relations. Also included is a church program and two newspaper clippings regarding the death of Louisa Nicholes Brown, 1929.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Georgia -- Race relations.
Plantation life -- Georgia.

Names:

Brown, Nathan Atkinson, 1836-1866

Places:

Georgia -- Social life and customs.
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Nathan Atkinson Brown family letters, ms808, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.