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Curtis J. Hill enlistment record
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS728f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of an enlistment document declaring Curtis J. Hill's intent to enlist as a soldier in the army of the State of Georgia for a period of three years. The document is signed by the commanding officer of the 1st Georgia Regulars, Captain William J. Magill, and includes Hill's mark (in lieu of signature) and physical description.
Dates:
19 March 1861
James L. Bryant Civil War letter
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS652f
Scope and Content
This collection contains one letter dated June 8, 1864. It was written from James L. Bryant to his parents from his position outside Marietta, Georgia. He writes that the Federal Army does not yet have control of Marietta, but they expect to take the city before they continue marching towards Atlanta, Georgia. He describes talking with Confederate soldiers at the picket lines and explains their strange way of speaking by quoting their conversations briefly. He writes that the land in Georgia...
Dates:
1864 June 8
Waddell-Setze-McClatchey family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS842
Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal correspondence and memorabilia of two families of two different time periods. The Waddells are the contributors of the Civil War period correspondence which demonstrate in great detail the conditions of the lives of those left at home and of the needs of the soldiers. These letters also demonstrate the role of an officer and the ability to have his wife follow his movements. The later correspondence and personal records were contributed by the Setze...
Dates:
1855-1966, undated
Walraven family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS820
Scope and Content
This collection contains various papers including tax receipts and bills for Cobb County, Fulton County, City of Austell, and City of Atlanta. Also included are correspondence, graduation, invitations, and programs documenting the activities of the Walraven family.
Dates:
1850-1954, undated
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- Bryant, James L., 1841- 1
- Confederate States of America. Army 1
- Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Regular Infantry Regiment, 1st 1
- Entwistle, Henry 1
- Grover, John 1
- Hill, Curtis J., 1837-1893 1
- Home Park Elementary School (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Magill, William J., 1827-1890 1
- McClatchey family 1
- Setze family 1
- Setze, Adelaide Reynolds 1
- Setze, Elizabeth 1
- Setze, James W., Jr. 1
- Tate, Lola 1
- Thompson, W. R. D. 1
- United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve 1
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- Waddell family 1
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- Walraven, C. C. 1
- Walraven, Daniel S. 1
- Walraven, Garland 1
- Walraven, Georgia F. 1
- Walraven, Harold Clay 1
- Walraven, Harold Clay, Jr. 1
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