John K. Murdoch letter
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a letter to John K. Murdoch from his parents and sister in Ithaca, New York. The letter discusses the health and activities of family and friends; civic affairs, including an election in which a candidate purchased votes for two dollars; and the return of the bodies of dead soldiers. Murdoch’s sister, Mary, tells a story about the husband of an acquaintance stealing jewelry from a dead Confederate soldier in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1864 March 6
Creator
- Murdoch, Mary (Person)
- Murdoch, A.A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
John K. Murdoch, from Ithaca, New York, enlisted in the U.S. Marines in August 1862 and served as a Private on board the USS Vanderbilt chasing the CSS Alabama. Additional biographical information about John K. Murdoch has not been determined.
Extent
1 item(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1998
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
This collection was re-processed in 2012.
- Title
- John K. Murdoch letter
- Author
- Paul Crater
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared According To Dacs
- 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