Leonidas William Mackey letter
Scope and Content
This collection contains a photocopy of a letter from Leonidas William Mackey, a 1st Lieutenant in the 51st/52nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment in the Army of Tennessee, from Atlanta, Georgia, to unidentified individuals. Mackey writes that there is severe fighting on the front lines in front of Hood's and Hardee's Corps. He mentions they have lost a great many in wounded and that their army is a few miles north of the Chattahoochee river. He also lists names of acquiantances killed or wounded.
Dates
- 1864 July 5
Creator
- Mackey, Leonidas William (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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1941
Existence and Location of Originals
The Kenan Research Center owns copies of this letter. The ownership of the original has not been determined.
- Title
- Leonidas William Mackey letter
- Author
- Paul Crater
- Date
- March 2014
- 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