Civil War era letters
Scope and Contents
The documents in this collection include three letters written by Civil War soldiers and soldiers' service records.
Dates
- 1863-1866; 2010s
Conditions Governing Access
Open to all users; no restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Rights held by the University of West Georgia.
Biographical / Historical
Chester F. Hunt mustered into Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery on August 13, 1861. Hunt was killed on October 14, 1863, at Bristoe Station, Virginia.
Alvin D. Hall mustered into Company B, 12th New Hampshire Infantry on August 30, 1862. Hall was wounded on May 3, 1863, at Chancellorsville, Virginia. He died on November 15, 1874, in Barnstead, New Hampshire.
Little is known about Alfred Dickerson. His service records indicate that at some point he served with the U.S. general army as a private. Dates and units are unknown.
A letter dated July 31, 1866, indicates that A. H. Nickerson was a 1st Lieutenant in a unit designated with the number 14. Little is known about Lieutenant Nickerson. However, the letter does mention a gentleman named Scholl Lungre and is addressed to the Paymaster in Savannah, Georgia (Tybee Island).
Extent
0.21 linear feet Linear Feet ((1 box) )
Language
English
Overview
This collection contains two letters from the American Civil War and one dated immediately after the end of the war. There is also information related to certain units during the war and soldiers' military service records.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mark McCormick in January 2022.
McCormick is a history teacher at Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Georgia) and has been teaching almost 25 years. Prior to becoming a teacher, he worked for several corporations and for the State of Georgia. McCormick purchased these letters around 2016/2017 from Shiloh Relics in Savannah, Tennessee, to use in his teaching. He donated the letters to Ingram Library's Special Collections on January 4, 2022. McCormick donated artifacts from the Civil War that he had also used for teaching purposes to the Bowdon Area Historical Society (Bowdon, Georgia) in 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the Civil War Era Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William Drumm
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States
special@westga.edu