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Aaron Harber family letters
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Harber, Aaron |
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1862-1865 |
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The collection consists of letters from Aaron Harber from Cleveland, Ohio; Lexington, Kentucky; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and
Trenton, Georgia. In his letters he describes being sent to Camp Dennison, Ohio and being put in the Invalid Corps after an
arm injury. He writes about being sent to Carver Hospital and Rush Barracks in Washington, D.C. for guard duty. Most of his
letters describe camp life, fellow soldiers, health, and attempts to get furloughs. Two of the letters mention Abraham Lincoln.
There are also several letters from friends to Mina and from Mina to her husband. Her letters describe the struggles to do
housework and raise the children (Nicholas A. and James B.) alone.
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ms3431 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Wagner papers
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Wagner, George, 1841-1906 |
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1862-1868 |
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The collection consists of papers of George Wagner from 1862-1868 and includes diaries, correspondence, official reports,
and military documents. The bulk of the material pertains to Wagner's service in the Veteran Reserve Corps with the Freedman's
Bureau in Georgia from 1866-1868. Written during this period, the diaries describe Wagner's daily duties as an officer with
the Bureau, political activities in Georgia during Reconstruction, and problems between the freedmen and whites. The collection
also includes monthly reports sent from Americus, Columbus, and Griffin, Georgia by Wagner to Bureau headquarters in Washington,
D.C. detailing supplies and clothing issued to Freedman. Additional materials pertain to Wagner's service with the 110th Pennsylvania
Infantry Regiment, the Invalid Corps, and the Indiana Confederate prison, Camp Morton.
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ms895 |
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Hargrett Library |
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