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Confederate States of America special orders
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Confederate States of America. Army |
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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."
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ms452 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Fleming G. Grieve letter to Colonel D. E. Barrow
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Grieve, Fleming G. |
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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.
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ms453 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Key family Civil War letters
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Key family |
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Dates: |
1864 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from P. C. Key to his family in 1864. Correspondence details orders, cavalries,
troop positions, and Key's health. Key writes from Atlanta, Georgia, near the Chattahoochee River, Milton County, Georgia,
and Fulton County, Georgia. Excerpt from letter dated Georgia, Cobb County, July 2, 1864: "Yesterday we were entertained by
marching backward and forward as a support for Armstrong's cavalry on Johnston's left wing."
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ms554 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert T. Wood papers
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Creator: |
Wood, Robert T. |
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Dates: |
1863-1879 |
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The collection consists of correspondences from Robert T. Wood to his family in Washington County, Georgia, in 1864. Wood
writes from West Point, Georgia, Camp Wayne near Atlanta, and other camps near Atlanta. Also included is correspondence from
a soldier in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and an agreement regarding Robert Wood's estate (1863-1879).
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ms637 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert C. Peirce diary
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Peirce, Robert C. |
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Dates: |
1862-1863 |
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The collection consists of a diary of Robert C. Peirce, Paymaster of the U.S.S.Dawn, from 1862-1863. Pierce writes about weather
and activities of the U.S.S.Dawn in and around the Ogeechee River, south of Savannah, Georgia, including the islands of Ossabaw
and Wassaw.
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ms793 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Nathan Atkinson Brown family letters
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Brown family |
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Dates: |
1859-1936 |
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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.
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ms808 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Richard B. Harwell collection
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Harwell, Richard Barksdale |
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1935-1984 |
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note
Processed materials include printed and manuscript materials that document Richard Harwell's interest in Southern history
and the Confederacy. Included are Harwell's notes and revisions for his condensations of Freeman's "George Washington" and
"R. E. Lee". Also included are manuscripts, proofs, and correspondence (1960-64) of, and relating to, "The Confederate Hundred",
"John Esten Cooke", "Kate", "Outlines from the Outpost", and "Two Views of Gettysburg" (edited by Harwell). Also includes
correspondence from Harwell's tenure as assistant librarian at Emory University and librarian at Bowdoin College.
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UA0084 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Robert Toombs letter to General Gustavus W. Smith
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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Dates: |
1865 March 25 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, Georgia, March 25, 1865, "Dear General," signed "R. Toombs," regarding
a militia bill, Union operations and strategies, a march to capture Savannah while Sherman is operating outside the state,
and the ousting of President Jefferson Davis to save the Confederacy.
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ms1163 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Williams family papers
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Williams family |
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Dates: |
1787-1905 |
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The collection consists of deeds, inventories, indentures, land grants, receipts, and correspondence of the Williams family
from 1787-1905. Early materials relate to Dawson Williams, father of Joseph, and include correspondence and bills. Of particular
interest is correspondence of Joseph Williams, from camps near Atlanta, then Camp Anderson (Andersonville, Ga.); Dawson Williams,
from camps near Atlanta, Georgia, and Brown Hospital, Milledgeville, Georgia; and Robert G. Williams, from camps near Chattanooga,
Russellville, and Greeneville, Tennessee, and on the Shenandoah River, "Clark" County. Correspondence contains little information
about battles or troop movements, and mainly discusses life for those at home, crops, and requests for food and clothing.
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ms12 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Champion family letters
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Unknown |
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1816-1869 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Champion family from 1816-1869. The bulk of the collection contains letters
written by Aaron Champion of Savannah (Georgia) or Moses Champion of Monticello (Georgia) to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. of West
Springfield (Massachusetts). The Champions comment on the social, political, and economic situations occurring in Georgia
during. The collection also contains an 1816 letter from H. Stebbins of Savannah to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. pertaining to
Savannah, the people, commerce, and slavery; three letters from Henry Champion of Montgomery (Alabama) to Dr. Champion discussing
the proposed statehood of what was then the western territory; and a series of letters written from Savannah during the Civil
War discussing the formation of the Confederacy, the progress of the war, and its effect upon the civilian population.
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ms1301 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Children of the Confederacy, Ellen A. Crawford Chapter (Athens, Ga.) scrapbooks
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Children of the Confederacy. Ellen A. Crawford Chapter (Athens, Ga.) |
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1934-1943 |
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The collection consists of scrapbooks of the Ellen A. Crawford Chapter (Athens, Ga.) of the Children of the Confederacy from
1934-1943. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, brochures, programs, and memorabilia relating to the activities of
the organization and the Civil War.
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ms1562 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Augustus Gordon family papers
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Gordon family |
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Dates: |
1676-1895 |
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The collection consists of papers of George Augustus Gordon and the Gordon family from 1676-1895. Materials from the early
years relate to Gordon's ancestors in Maine and New Hampshire and mainly contain receipts, tax records, and genealogical records.
Materials concerning the United States Civil War consist of passes, orders, commissions, and a few letters relating to Gordon's
duties as Assistant Quartermaster General of Georgia.
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ms1667 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William C. Goggans Civil War letters
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Goggans, William C. |
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1861-1865, 2003 |
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The collection consists of letters, written mainly by William C. Goggans and family, during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.
Correspondences discuss army camp life, conditions and war news, and the wartime economy and psychology. Goggans wrote from
camps in Richmond, Fredericksburg, James River, Cumberland Gap, Camp Jackson (Martinsburg), and Smithfield in Virginia; Milledgeville
and Augusta, Georgia; and Meridian, Mississippi. Also contained in the collection is a letter from J. B. Walton to the General
Commander, U.S. Forces at Savannah, Georgia, and Confederate civilian letters. Transcriptions of the letters are also included
(2003).
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ms2156 |
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U.S.S. Western World (Ship) log
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Gregory, Samuel B. |
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Dates: |
1862-1881 |
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The collection consists of the logbook of the Union screw steamer Western World from 1862. Daily entries by Samuel B. Gregory
regard the weather, crew activities, food, and ship operations. Gregory writes about blockading activities off Charleston,
S.C., and Savannah, Frederica, St. Simons, and Doboy Sound, Georgia; numerous encounters with Confederate ships and blockade-runners
in the North Santee River (S.C.); and raids on several plantations. Three handwritten letters and a bill of sale are laid
in the log.
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ms2425 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Francis Bickett letters to Isabella Bickett
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Bickett, Francis |
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Dates: |
1861-1865 |
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The collection consists of correspondence written by Francis Bickett to his wife Isabella, March 1861-New Year 1865. Correspondences
are dated St. Martin and Camp Dennison, Ohio; Virginia, Vicksburg and Camp Sherman, Mississippi; Larkinsville, Alabama; Cleveland,
Tennessee; and East Point, Vining's Station, and Savannah, Georgia. Bickett describes marches, battles, rumors, positions,
campaigns, and "a blockade runner that came into port." Excerpt from a letter dated February 8, 1864: "I will not build battles
in the air."
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ms3129 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Andrew J. Taft family papers
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Taft family |
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Dates: |
1862-1902 |
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The collection consists of letters written by Andrew J. Taft to his family in Whitehall, New York while he was a soldier.
His regiment was first to enter Atlanta, and Taft describes fortifications around the city, the houses with bullet holes,
and foraging expeditions after the battle. Letters discuss details of battles, officers, fellow soldiers, and camp life. Also
included in the collection are a carte de visite of Andrew Taft in his uniform, his watch fob, and 2 ribbons from the Grand
Army of the Republic (GAR).
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ms3162 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Berry Benson diaries
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Benson, Berry, 1843-1923 |
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Dates: |
1861-1865, circa 1910 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Berry Benson from 1861-1865. Benson writes about the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia;
his capture in Spotsylvania, Virginia; imprisonment and escape from Elmira Prison, New York; and other events in Maryland
and Georgia. People Benson mentions include Blackwood "Bob" Benson, Frank Champion, Mike Duffy, and General Bradley Johnson.
The collection also includes a manuscript written by Benson entitled "A Confederate Sergeant's Adventures."
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ms326 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William J. Dickey family papers
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Dickey, William J., 1828- |
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Dates: |
1820-1881 |
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The collection consists of letters from the Dickey and Reynolds brothers to Anna or William Dickey, and other family papers.
The letters begin in 1861 on the Georgia coast as the soldiers go from Brunswick, Sapelo Island, Darien, and Savannah, and
write from such places as Fort Tattnall, Mackay's Point, Fort Jackson, Causten's Bluff, Camp Millen and Camp Palmyra, and
mention the firing on Fort Pulaski in April 1862. The letters describe details of the battles, health of the soldiers, camp
life, and concern for families and farms at home.
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ms3414 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John S. Blasingame family papers
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Blasingame, John S., 1836- |
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Dates: |
1862-1909 |
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This collection contains approximately 40 wartime letters written by the Blasingame family, including Confederate soldiers
with the 54th Georgia Infantry. Civil War letters originate from the front lines in Richmond, Virginia, and Savannah, Atlanta,
Fort Macon, and Marrieta, Georgia. This grouping includes a partly-printed parole for John S. Blasingame out of Macon, 1865,
in which Blasingame is sworn under oath not to bear arms against the United States of America, give any information, or do
any military duty whatsoever until regularly exchanged as a prisoner of war.
Other materials in the collection include family correspondence from 1893-1894 and 1909 and 2 small photographs.
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ms3441 |
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Conrad Chester Pearman letters
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Creator: |
Pearman, Conrad Chester, 1830-1863 |
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Dates: |
1859-1863 |
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The collection consists of 24 letters written by Conrad Chester Pearman to his wife Emily, written from 1861-1863. Most of
them were written from various camps in Virginia and the subject matter deals with family, health, and camp life. Accompanying
the letters is a typewritten guide edited by Mary Frances Thomas Bryan, Conrad's great granddaughter. This guide, compiled
in 1961, gives transcriptions, an inventory of the letters with dates and locations, a genealogy, an alternate spelling guide,
information on Pearman's company, an index, and a bibliography. The collection also contains a copy of a Hart County jury
duty summons for Mr. Pearman from 1859.
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ms3805 |
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