John T. Cameron Civil War papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains five orders assigning Sergeant Cameron to various duties. Three of the five orders were written in Georgia in 1864 and 1865. There is also a certificate of discharge written in June 1865 in Washington, D.C.
Dates
- 1862-1865
Creator
- Cameron, John T. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
John T. Cameron was born in 1836 in Virginia to John and Nancy Cameron. During the Civil War, he served as a Sergeant in the 39th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry Volunteers. He enrolled in service on August 20, 1862. He saw duty in Georgia in 1864, and he was discharged on June 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C. Prior to the war, he married Rachel (last name unknown), who was born in Ohio in 1834. In 1880, the couple lived in Howard County, Iowa, where Cameron worked as a wheat buyer. Additional biographical information has not been determined.
Extent
6 item(s)
Language
English
Acquisition Information
Unknown
General
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Processing Information
Collection reprocessed in 2008
- Title
- Sergeant John T. Cameron civil war papers, 1862-1865
- Author
- Inventory prepared by Paul Crater
- Date
- June 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository