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Nathaniel Wiley Harbin Civil War letter
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS136f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a letter written by Nathaniel Wiley Harbin to his father about the First Battle of Manassas (Bull RUn). Harbin gives an account of the battle, where he acted as a "skirmisher," and describes the rout of the Federal army and the supplies they abandoned during their retreat. Harbin includes a casualty list for his company and writes about the capture of Federal prisoners.
Dates:
1861 July 30
Samuel L. Roe family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS715f
Scope and Content
This collection consists primarily of letters written by Samuel L. Roe and C.W.G. Roe while the brothers were serving in Company H, 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, during the United States Civil War. The letters describe troop movements; weather conditions; rations; the lack of adequate shoes, clothing, and pay; and other details regarding living and battle conditions during the war. Of particular interest are comments in the letters about taking "Yankee" prisoners, religious...
Dates:
1841-1875, undated
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- Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 1
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry 1
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- Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 15th. Company H 1
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 1
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 1
- Harbin, Nathaniel Wiley 1
- Hubbard, Elizabeth Roe, 1830-1917 1