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21 Title:   John R. Binion family letters  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Binion family  
  Dates:   1861-1864  
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The collection consists of letters between members of the Binion family of Hancock County, Georgia from 1861-1864. Correspondents include John R. Binion; his wife, Frances L. Butts; James F. Binion, serving with Company F of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment; and Elizabeth A. Jones. The women write about typhoid and how it was treated, the community scare when an Irishman led African Americans to kill whites, of making uniforms and sacks for soldiers, and crops. John R. Binion writes of camp life, from Camp Satilla near Savannah, and Governor Joseph Brown's calling up the militia in 1864.
  
  Identifier:   ms1646  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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22 Title:   Charles H. Grogan letter to Lemuel S. Beardsley  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Grogan, Charles H.  
  Dates:   1862 February 15  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Warsaw Island, Georgia, February 15, 1862, to Lemuel S. Beardsley, signed "Charles H. Grogan," regarding Grogan's unit moving from Hilton Head, South Carolina to attack Savannah, Georgia.
  
  Identifier:   ms1692  
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23 Title:   James L. Smart letters to his wife  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Smart, James L.  
  Dates:   1863-1864  
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The collection consists of correspondences from James L. Smart to his wife dated July 1863-September 1864. The majority of the letters are written while stationed in and around Atlanta. Smart discusses troop movements and fighting, family news, and his activities.
  
  Identifier:   ms2020  
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24 Title:   John McIntosh Kell family scrapbook  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Kell family  
  Dates:   1860-1986  
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The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, engravings, etchings, and photographs. Subjects include Confederate veterans, the Confederate Navy ships the Alabama and Sumter, as well as reunions. Also included are Sidney Lanier, the Association of the Army of Tennessee, Louisiana Division, churches in Georgia, and Kell family genealogy.
  
  Identifier:   ms2361  
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25 Title:   Soldier letter to Hattie  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Paddock, Byron D.  
  Dates:   1864 July 7  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Ruff's Station, Georgia, July 7, 1864, "My Dear Hattie," signed "Byron," regarding military life and location of Byron's unit. The soldier writing the letter is possible Byron D. Paddock of Coldwater, Michigan.
  
  Identifier:   ms2409  
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26 Title:   Charles Green papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Green, Charles, 1807-1881  
  Dates:   1850-1908  
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The collection consists of papers of and relating to Charles Green from 1850-1908. Included within the collection is correspondence from Green while in New York, Liverpool, Savannah, Virginia, and during his imprisonment at Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts; a memoriam document in honor of Green's death; The last will and testament of Charles Green of Savannah, Georgia, May 27th, A. D., 1880; a furniture inventory of Green's Savannah home; news clippings pertaining to Green's imprisonment and death; a manuscript describing General William T. Sherman's occupation of Green's Savannah home; and a document from the War Department explaining Green's 1861 arrest. Also included is the will of Aminta E. Green, and newspaper clippings regarding the death of Francis Sorrel Green and Aminta E. Green.
  
  Identifier:   ms2631  
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27 Title:   Chapin family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Chapin family  
  Dates:   1862-1870  
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The collection consists of correspondence from 1862 to 1870 to Mrs. Joel (Amelia) Chapin of Enfield, Connecticut from friends of J. Leander Chapin regarding his imprisonment and death at Andersonville Prison, Georgia. The letters discuss the hiring of Amelia Johnson in Andersonville to care for the grave and erect a stone. Johnson's letters contain very descriptive comments about the cemetery and stockade. Also in the collection are three documents concerning death benefits paid to Mrs. Chapin for her son's military service. Letters from Leander's friends who describe his character and death are also included.
  
  Identifier:   ms2922  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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28 Title:   Indigent Soldier's Fund ledger  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Indigent Soldier's Fund  
  Dates:   1863-1865  
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The collection consists of a ledger listing people who have contributed to the Indigent Soldiers' Fund during 1863-1865. No indication as to place is given, though some of the names suggest southwest Georgia.
  
  Identifier:   ms351  
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29 Title:   George D. Forbes Civil War diary  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Forbes, George D.  
  Dates:   1865  
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The collection consists of a diary of George D. Forbes from January 1-November 12, 1865, detailing events from Summit Point, Camp Babcock and Stevenson's Station, Virginia; and Savannah and Hawkinsville, Georgia. He describes the weather, rumors, orders, positions, and administrative duties.
  
  Identifier:   ms3583  
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30 Title:   William E. Smith Civil War letters  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Smith, William E. (William Ephraim), 1829-1890  
  Dates:   1862-1865  
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The collection consists of correspondence from William E. Smith to his mother from August 21, 1862-March 27, 1865. Correspondence details weather, rumors, marching details, orders and logistics. Smith writes from Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Graysville, Georgia; Chickamauga Bridge, Tennessee; Resaca and Marietta, Georgia; and camps near the Chattahoochee River and at Jonesborough, Georgia. He also writes from Savannah, Georgia and camp near Goldsboro, North Carolina. The collection also includes a photograph of Smith in civilian clothes and a typescript of the correspondence.
  
  Identifier:   ms3591  
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31 Title:   Virgil Perry family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Perry, Virgil, 1828-1907  
  Dates:   1859-1941  
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This collection consists of correspondence, receipts, and clippings from Virgil Perry and his family. The correspondence is from Virgil Perry to his wife during his time as a soldier in the Civil War, and are from Georgia and Tennessee and include post-Civil War letters from Athens and Atlanta.
  
  Identifier:   ms3598  
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32 Title:   Robert G. Stephens, Jr. collection of Clement Anselm Evans material  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Stephens, Robert G. (Robert Grier), 1913-  
  Dates:   1830-1904  
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The collection consists of diaries, speeches and an autograph book of Clement A. Evans. The first diary is inscribed "C.A. Evans, 31st Georgia Regiment, Gordon's Brigade, Early's Division, Ewell's Corps." The beginning of the diary is a ledger used to keep accounts of regimental supplies from 1862-1863, and includes some sketches. The second part transitions into a full diary about Evans' daily experiences in the war during 1864. Final pages of the diary include a handwritten roster of students of Law School, Augusta, Georgia, 1833-1859. The second diary contains a list of fees and commissions of C.A. Evans, Stewart County, Georgia, dated 1860-1861. The diary also contains entries regarding Atlanta Trinity Church, 1871-1874. The diaries dated 1903-1904 are rather extraordinary in design. Clement A. Evans, Sarah Lee Evans, and Lucy Evans all write on the same page for each day. Some of their notes mention each other. Sarah Lee and Lucy write more about Sunday school and home life, and Clement writes about state business and anniversaries of Confederate leaders and Civil War battles. In January 1904, Clements comments extensively on General John Brown Gordon's illness, death, and funeral. Likewise, he talks about his visits with Stephen Dill Lee. The family does split up throughout the year, with Clement staying in Augusta and the girls staying in Atlanta. Clement often discusses business with the Board of Pardon Commission. The collection also consists of The Life of Nathanael Greene, Major-General in the Army of the Revolution, published in 1858; two oration books; and an autograph book. The autograph book contains autographs of federal governmental officials, secretaries, Supreme Court officials, congressmen, and territorial delegates. Some names include Rutherford B. Hayes and Lucy W. Hayes, M.R. Waite, Stephen J. Field, Joseph P. Bradley, John M. Harlan, Alexander H. Stephens, Eppa Hunton, and George C. Cabell.
  
  Identifier:   ms3664  
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33 Title:   John Ingle letter  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Ingle, John  
  Dates:   1864 August 18  
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The collection consists of one letter, dated August 18, 1864, from Union soldier John Ingle to a friend in Terre Haute, Indiana. Ingle is writing fom a camp near Marietta, Georgia, and he writes of his well-being, a recent raid in Macon, and other news of fighting. A typed transcription of the letter is also included.
  
  Identifier:   ms3811  
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34 Title:   A. M. Usher letter  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Usher, A. M.  
  Dates:   1861 April 16  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1861, to Mrs. Asa S. Hazleton, from A. M. Usher, regarding the war, the South, travels, and mutual acquaintances.
  
  Identifier:   ms3869  
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35 Title:   James Himrod letter  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Himrod, James, active 1836  
  Dates:   1862 November 30  
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Collection includes a broadside and letter sent by Union soldier James Himrod to his niece. The letter describes Thanksgiving Day festivities at Fort Pulaski. After describing the food and festivities, he comments on the scandalous behavior of some of the officers and offers his opinion of commanding Generals McClellan and Burnside. Also included is a broadside for the Grand Thanksgiving Fete and Festival, November 27th, 1862.
  
  Identifier:   ms4072  
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36 Title:   Jefferson Davis letter to Harry H. Phinizy  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889  
  Dates:   13 March 1881  
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Contains a letter to Mr. Harry H. Phinizy written by Jefferson Davis from his home, Beauvoir, in Biloxi, MS, on March 13, 1881. In the letter, Davis says that he was told by a "Professor Brown" about a recent address by Phinizy on the "old and new south." Davis praises the address and says he is hopeful for future generations of southerners.
  
  Identifier:   ms4101  
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37 Title:   Private Willis W. Pitts letters  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Pitts, Willis W.  
  Dates:   1860-1863  
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This collection contains correspondence between Private Willis W. Pitts and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Pitts during his service in the Confederate Army from 1862 until his death in the Battle of Missionary Ridge in 1863. Pitts served in Company I, of the Georgia 37th Infantry. Also included is a letter from Mary A.A.C. Wates to Betty Pitts from 1860.
  
  Identifier:   ms4138  
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38 Title:   48th Georgia Volunteer Regiment transfer request  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1863 June 30  
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This collection contains a transfer request that private William Hall of H Company, 48th Georgia Volunteer Regiment and John N. Thompson of Company G, 20th Georgia Volunteer Regiment exchange units.
  
  Identifier:   ms4354  
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39 Title:   Confederate States of America special orders  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Confederate States of America. Army  
  Dates:   1863-1864  
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The collection consists of four military orders: special order no. 54 for the arrest of certain deserters, dated Headquarters of 5th Regiment, Georgia Calvary, Camp Devant, Isle of Hope, June 23, 1863; special order no. 207 detailing certain officers and men to the enrollment of conscripts, dated Head Quarters Military District Georgia, Savannah, August 3, 1863, issued by George A. Mercer; special order no. 91 for the arrest of deserters in McIntosh and adjoining counties, dated Headquarters of 5th Regiment, Georgia Calvary, Camp Devant, September 10, 1863, approved by Brigadier General Mercer; special order approving the creation of a wagon train to run between Montgomery and Union Springs, Alabama, and designating the order of the wagons from each unit, dated Montgomery, Alabama, September 3, 1864, signed "A. H. Cole, Inspector General of Transportation, Confederate States Army."
  
  Identifier:   ms452  
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40 Title:   Fleming G. Grieve letter to Colonel D. E. Barrow  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Grieve, Fleming G.  
  Dates:   1861 October 3  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Milledgeville, October 3, 1861, to Colonel D. E. Barrow, signed "Fleming G. Grieve," regarding the use of Calhoun Greys for service for the coastal defense of Georgia. The letter includes a list of officers and privates in the company.
  
  Identifier:   ms453  
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