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Franklin M. Fleming letters

Franklin M. Fleming letters

Descriptive Summary

Title: Franklin M. Fleming letters
Creator: Fleming, Franklin M., -1863
Inclusive Dates: 1861-1864
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2227
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Franklin M. Fleming (d. 1863), Confederate Lt. with Company H of the 46th Georgia Infantry Regiment, married Lizzie Fleming, resided in Marion County (Ga.).

Scope and Content

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.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Franklin M. Fleming letters, ms2227, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2015.

General Notes

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 46th. Company H
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 8th. Company G
Correspondence.
Fleming, D. G.
North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Richmond (Va.)
Soldiers -- Georgia.
South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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