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G.L. White letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS539f

Scope and Content

This collection contains one letter and its transcription. The letter was written in Mobile, Alabama to G.L. White’s unnamed cousin. The letter details the rumors White heard about General Sherman’s movement through Georgia. He also states that a Union train has passed through Mobile with Confederate prisoners to participate in a prisoner exchange. Throughout the letter White makes inquiries about family news and other cousins.

Dates

  • 1865 March 10

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

G.L. White was born in 1844 in Alabama and then moved to Cass, Texas where he lived in 1860. He enlisted as a private in Company C of the 32nd Texas Cavalry which was also known as Crump’s Battalion of the Mounted Volunteers. He achieved the rank of 1st Sergeant before the end of the war. Additional information about G.L. White has not be determined.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language

English

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.

Description Control

Collection reprocessed in 2009

Title
G.L. White letter
Author
Paul Crater
Date
December 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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