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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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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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Letters to Louise Kingsley Savage
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Savage, John A. |
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1851-1865 |
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This collection consists of correspondence, the majority of which were written by John A. Savage, Jr. to his wife, Louise--
both from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beginning with their courtship in 1857, the letters document their relationship. There is
a chronological gap in the letters from 1859 until 1862 in which time John and Louise were married and started a family. In
1862 John entered the Civil War, and the correspondence reflects the physical and mental strains the war put on its participants.
The letters from 1862-1865 were written while Savage served in the 28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, where his regiment was
involved in the battle of Helena (Ark.) and the siege of Vicksburg (Miss.). His later letters describe in detail the battle
of Cold Harbor (Va.) while he was in the 36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
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ms2217 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Branch family papers
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Branch family |
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Dates: |
1830-1961 |
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The collection consists of the papers of the Branch family of Savannah, Georgia from 1830-1961. The bulk of the collection
consists of correspondence between Charlotte Sawyer Branch and her sons John L., Sanford W., and Hamilton McDevil Branch,
who served mainly in the 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
The letters describe the 1st Battle of Bull Run, the death of John, the subsequent capture of Sanford (who had stayed with
his dying brother), the Seven Days Battle, the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, and the Battle of Gettysburg, where Sanford was wounded
and captured again. Hamilton transferred to the 54th Georgia Infantry Regiment and writes about the regiment's involvement
in the Atlanta Campaign, particularly the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. He also writes from Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee
while serving with Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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ms25 |
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Hargrett Library |
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