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Etheldred Rainey diary
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Rainey, Etheldred |
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1861, 1893 |
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The collection consists of a diary of Etheldred Rainey, while serving in Phillips Legion of the Georgia State Reserves during
the Civil War from October-December 1861. Entries chronicle in great detail his camp and actions in the field at Raleigh and
Fayetteville (North Carolina), Johnson City (Tennessee), and Virginia. The collection also consists of a transcript of the
diary, and obituary clippings for Rainey and his wife, Elizabeth.
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ms1152 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William E. Smith Civil War letters
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Smith, William E. (William Ephraim), 1829-1890 |
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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.
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ms3591 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Abram Rinker diaries
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Rinker, Abram |
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1863-1864 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Abram Rinker from 1863-1864. Rinker was stationed in Beaufort, Morris, James, and
Folly Islands, South Carolina; and Ft. Strong, North Carolina. Diary entries discuss Rinker's health, the weather, camp life
(drills, guard duty, foraging for food, and officers), bombardments and shelling along the coast, and ship movements. Other
entries pertain to arrival of Confederate prisoners, news of battles in other states, and election results in the North.
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ms391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Franklin M. Fleming letters
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Fleming, Franklin M., -1863 |
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1861-1864 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Franklin M. Fleming to his wife, Lizzie in Marion County, Georgia, while he
served with the 46th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The letters are almost entirely from camps located near
Charleston, South Carolina with some from Camp Cobb at Wilmington, North Carolina. After Fleming's death, his brother D.G.
Fleming with Company G of the 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment, wrote Lizzie from near Richmond, Virginia from March-October
1864.
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Identifier: |
ms2227 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Barfield family collection
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Barfield, Richard Lee, 1836-1912 |
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Dates: |
1822-1929 |
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The major portion of the Barfield Family Collection is three letterbooks filled with the letters of R. Lee Barfield and written
while he was a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. The letters were all written to his wife Maggie in Henderson, Georgia.
Many of the letters are in poor condition, but a typescript is included of the legible letters. As he moved through North
Carolina and Virginia, Barfield described such topics as a prison camp; the health of himself and others; the execution of
a deserter; Negro troops; the supplies of food, horses, and arms; his company's skirmishes; and other war news. He continued
to be optimistic that the war would soon be over.
Also in the collection are various legal documents, deeds, promissory notes, accounts, and receipts. Many of these are from
the area of Bibb county, Georgia, and the name of Tillmon Barnett is often mentioned. The Southern Side, a book about Andersonville
prison, is included.
From a later time period are a 1918 Macon News newspaper, a 1921 Athens Banner newspaper, and a 1929 letter to Mrs. M. B.
Medlock of Macon.
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ms2878 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lindsey Durham family papers
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Durham family |
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Dates: |
1796-1919 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Lindsey Durham family from 1800-1919. The papers contain mainly correspondence of
the Durham and Richardson families of Clarke County, Georgia. Records relating to the Durham family include correspondence
to Dr. Lindsey Durham from several of his sons, including William Walker Durham, Henry Clay Durham, and Lindsey Durham, Jr.
while attending medical school in Philadelphia; accounts of Dr. Samuel D. Durham (1859-1867); and medical school notes, lecture
tickets, and some medical remedies and recipes. Materials relating to the Richardson family of Watkinsville, Georgia include
letters from Edgar Richardson in Troup Artillery from Virginia and D.R. Richardson (unit unknown) from Virginia and North
Carolina during the Civil War; letters (1847-1882) from James J. Richardson, to his mother, Letitia J. Richardson from Mexico
and Texas; and letters from Edgar Richardson in Texas after the Civil War.
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Identifier: |
ms757 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Stanley family papers
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Stanley family |
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Dates: |
1845-1913 |
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This collection contains correspondence between Marcellus Stanley and his wife, Julia A.T. (Pope) Stanley during the Civil
War, letters from their son, Thomas Stanley, to his wife, Margaret (Morton) Stanley, letters from other family members, Julia
Pope Stanley's diary (1862) and prayer book, Marcellus Stanley's bankbooks, genealogies of Pope, Stanley, and Strong families,
the eulogy for Emma Louise Stanley Winbish, the Strong family Bible, poems, muster rolls, and other papers. Included are two
bound volumes of sheet music once kept by Julia Pope, two diplomas and two certificates.
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Identifier: |
ms2541 |
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Hargrett Library |
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