Tompkins family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Tompkins family papers
Creator: Van Valkenburg, Nancy
Inclusive Dates: 1862-1869
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4629
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Nat Tompkins, who later married Jennie Perkins, served in the 1st Division U.S. Army and later the 2nd Division as an infantryman and later an ambulance driver. John Tompkins died from wounds in 1863.

Scope and Content

This collection includes letters to and from members of the Tompkins family, three of whom who served during the Civil War, and one letter afterwards.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Tompkins family papers, ms4629, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence - Nat Tompkins to sister Carrie, 1863-1865

 

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Correspondence - Nat Tompkins to Jennie Perkins, 1862-1864

 

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Correspondence - Nat Tompkins to Jennie Perkins, 1864-1865

 

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Correspondence - John Tompkins to sister Jenana, 1862

 

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Correspondence - John Tompkins to sister Carrie, 1862

 

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Correspondence - Jennie Tompkins to sister-in-Law Carrie, 1869

 

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Correspondence - Mary Tompkins to brother Stephen, 1864

 

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Correspondence - Emeline Tompkins to brother Stephen, 1864

 

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Correspondence - Carrie Tompkins to brother Stephen, 1864

 

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Correspondence - J.E. Heach to cousin Stephen Tompkins, 1864

 

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Correspondence - Charlie to friend Stephen Tompkins, 1864

 

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Correspondence - Horace to friend Stephen Tompkins, 1863

 

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Soldier's Hymn Book - Stephen Tompkins

 

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Tompkins family history