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O. W. Lowe letters
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Lowe, O. W. |
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1860-1865 |
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The collection consists of six letters, five written by O. W. Lowe as a Confederate soldier from 1860-1865. Lowe describes
the regiment's march to Richmond, fighting in Pennsylvania, men killed, his scout duties, a fishing detail in Port Royal,
and his recruiting duties in Virginia during 1864. Lowe's letter to his mother dated October 1, 1865, describes his time spent
in prison, lack of food, his health, life after the war, how freed men are coping with life, and the need to forget the past
war. One letter dated March 23, 1860 begins "Dear Cousin," and is signed "I remain your friend Mary C. Allison Miss M. Holland."
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ms655 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Shepherd Green Pryor papers
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Pryor, S. G. (Shepherd Green), 1828-1911 |
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1837-1863 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Shepherd Green Pryor from 1837-1863. The majority of the collection contains letters
(1861-1863) between Green and his wife, Penelope, while he served with Company A of the 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment during
the Civil War. The letters are mainly from camps in Virginia while the Company fought through the Valley Campaign, the Seven
Days Battle, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The collection also includes deeds, photographs of and biographical
material on the Pryor family of Sumter County (Ga.), and a typescript of most of the Civil War letters.
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ms40 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Brown Gordon family papers
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Haralson, Hugh Anderson, 1805-1854 |
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circa 1841-1979 |
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The collection consists of papers of John Brown Gordon and the Gordon family from ca. 1841-1979. Papers relating to John
Brown Gordon include correspondence, writings, photographs, and scrapbooks. The correspondence (1861-1930) consists of letters
written to his wife, Fanny Haralson Gordon, mainly while Gordon was serving in the Confederate Army in the states of Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and Maryland; letters (1864-1870) from Robert E. Lee; and correspondence to and from his family while he was
serving as a United States Senator in Washington. Other Gordon family members represented in the papers include Hugh Haralson
Gordon, Caroline Lewis Gordon, and Lewis Gordon. The collection contains an interesting set of letters (1941-1948) to and
from Rev. John Dawson Gordon, whose parents were enslaved by, and later, servants of the Gordon family from 1854 until they
moved to California in the 1890s.
The collection also contains papers relating to the Haralson family, consisting mainly of correspondence (1841-1851) between
Hugh A. Haralson, while serving in the U.S. Congress, and his wife, Caroline Lewis Haralson, and their daughters Elizabeth,
Fanny, and Caroline. Mrs. Haralson's letters to her husband provide an indepth look at her management of their plantation
in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, while her husband was away from home. The collection also contains genealogical materials
relating to the Gordon, Haralson, Hodgson, Howard, and Lewis families.
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ms1637 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Edgeworth Bird family papers
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Smith, Victor Edgeworth |
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1806-1949, bulk 1861-1902 |
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The collection consists of papers of Edgeworth Bird and the Bird family from 1806, 1835-1949. The papers include correspondence,
clippings, photographs (ca. 1848-1900) of the Bird family, a commonplace book (1843-1848) of Sallie C. Baxter containing extracts
from her readings, an autograph book, an 1806 diary (author unknown) describing activities in Hancock and surrounding counties
in Georgia, and genealogies of the Baxter, Bird, and allied families. Early correspondence (1839-1851) is between members
of the Baxter family including letters between Thomas W. and Mary Baxter discussing his health, taxes, and land values; and
letters from Leroy M. Wiley to Thomas detailing Wiley's trip to England in 1839.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Bird and Smith family members including Edgeworth Bird, Sallie
Bird, Saida Bird (Smith), Wilson Edgeworth Bird, and Victor Edgeworth Smith. Of particular interest are letters (1856) from
Edgeworth to Sallie describing his visit to New York City, Fire Island (N.Y.), and U.S. politics and letters written between
family members during the Civil War. The Civil War letters from Edgeworth discuss the battles of Gettysburg (Pa.), Richmond
(Va.), 2nd Bull Run (Va.), Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, and Sherman's March through Georgia. The letters also detail
the management of Granite Farm (Hancock County, Ga.), slavery, and Saida's studies.
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ms1987 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Branch family papers
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Branch family |
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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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