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Alfred Rolf letters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS684f
Scope and Content
The collection contains twenty-three letters written by Corporal Alfred Rolf to his parents and brother in Quebec. Between June and September 1864, Rolf traveled through northwestern Georgia, writing from Lost Mountain, Marietta and at a location described as “Chavotia River.” He wrote that he was wounded during fighting on July 28, 1864, was captured and escaped. In April 1865, he wrote from Raleigh, North Carolina and mentioned the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses...
Dates:
1864-1867
Civil War Confederate cartes de visite collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS206
Scope and Content
This collection contains twenty-six cartes de visite of Confederate generals and politicians. Generals include Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, Stonewall Jackson, and Nathan Bedford Forrest among others. Politicians include images of President Jefferson Davis and Vice President Alexander Stephens as a young man. There is also an image of Emperor Napoleon III of France.
Dates:
undated
Colin Dunlop civil war letters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS96f
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains the transcriptions of three letters written during the Civil War by Colin Dunlop. The first letter was written to his sister on April 13, 1864 at a Confederate Army camp near Dalton, Georgia. Within the letter, he mentions that he has no access to news due to the newspaper strike in Atlanta, and gives his sister updates on his health. He also asks her to give his regards to other family members and friends. The second letter to his sister was written on August 13,...
Dates:
1864, 1945
David G. Godwin letters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS122f
Scope and Content
This collection contains letters written by David G. Godwin to his wife and to an unidentified individual called "Dr. G." He writes about the secession of Tennessee, the fall of Fort Henry, Tennessee, troop movements, skirmishes with the enemy, sickness among the soldiers, religious revivals in the camp, his thoughts on soldiers and deserters, camp life, and the removal of General Joseph E. Johnson from command.
Dates:
1861-1864, undated
DuBose family visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS198
Scope and Content
This collection contains artwork, images, and maps collected by the DuBose family. The artwork pertains to Civil War historical sites and scenes and includes etchings, engravings, drawings, and paintings. Much of the artwork was done by Wilbur G. Kurtz (1882-1967), a family friend, historian, writer, and artist. There are original photographs from the Civil War era in a variety of formats, such as cartes de visite, tintypes, and albumen prints. Photographic subject matter includes military...
Dates:
1783-2023, undated
General Joseph E. Johnston letter to General Thomas C. Hindman
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS449f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston to General Thomas C. Hindman. Johnston asks for a brief account of the fighting at "the gap" and "Crow Valley" and about significant attacks by General William T. Sherman in order to write a book about the military operations of the Civil War.
Dates:
1867 October 21
Hosea Garrett, Jr. civil war letters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS119f
Scope and Content
This collection contains two transcribed letters. The first letter of the collection was written by Hosea Garrett, Jr. to his uncle, Reverend Hosea Garrett, on August 1, 1864. This letter provides a detailed account of the Atlanta Campaign, and the fighting that occurred on July 27, 1864. In his account, Garrett notes that not only were Confederate troops far outnumbered, but General Walker was also killed early in the battle, making the troops disorganized and ineffective. Due to their lack...
Dates:
1864
J.W. Speir Civil War letters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS332f
Scope and Content
This collection contains transcriptions of letters from Confederate soldier J.W. Speir to his wife. He writes about camp conditions, fighting around Atlanta, hospital conditions, and their children.
Dates:
1864
United Daughters of the Confederacy visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS470
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection contains photographs documenting Confederate monuments and cemeteries in several Georgia cities. Of particular note are images of the DeKalb County Confederate Monument and Savannah Civil War Memorial, as well as an enlarged photograph of the orignal concept for the Stone Mountain carving. Also part of the collection are images of UDC activities and identified members of the Georgia Division and various Atlanta chapters, including Atlanta Chapter No. 18 President...
Dates:
approximately 1850-1987, undated
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- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 3
- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 3
- Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879 2
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 2
- Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 1
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- Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell) 1
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- Demere, Jane Jones 1
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- DuBose, Beverly M., 1918-1986 1
- DuBose, Beverly Means, 1886-1953 1
- DuBose, Duffie (Frances Henley Woodruff), 1919-2015 1
- Dubose, Beverly Means 1
- Dunaway, Sarah Owen 1
- Dunlop, Colin 1
- Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 1
- Garrett, Hosea 1
- Garrett, Oliver Hazzard Perry 1
- Georgia. Militia 1
- Godwin, David G. 1
- Hampton, Wade 1
- Hill, A. P. (A. Powell) 1
- Hindman, Thomas Carmichael 1
- Jackson, Stonewall 1
- Johnston, Albert Sidney 1
- Kirby-Smith, Edmund 1
- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 1
- Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 1
- Morgan, John Hunt 1
- Napoleon, Emperor of the French, III, 1808-1873 1
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Polk, Leonidas 1
- Ramseur, Stephen Dodson, 1837-1864 1
- Rhodes Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Rolf, Alfred 1
- Speir, J. W. 1
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 1
- Thompson, Meriwether Jeff 1
- United Daughters of the Confederacy. Atlanta Chapter No. 18 1
- United Daughters of the Confederacy. Georgia Division. Alfred Holt Colquit Chapter (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Virginia Historical Society 1
- Wolff, Eliza Preston McDowell, 1840-1923 1 + ∧ less
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