G.L. White letter
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
- White, G. L. (Person)
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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law.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