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Atlanta Campaign, 1864

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Amey Chappell visual arts collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS46
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs, prints, and postcards collected by Dr. Amey Chappell. The images depict people in Atlanta, Georgia, or unidentified areas in Georgia. Included in the collection is one printed panorama view of the May 21, 1917 Atlanta Fire; one Currier and Ives lithograph depicting the capture of Atlanta during the Civil War; one postcard depicting the Tallulah Apartment at 87 Washington Street, circa 1905; one souvenir postcard booklet of Atlanta; and twelve...
Dates: 1865-1945
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Dr. Amey Chappell visual arts collection

DuBose family collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1020
Scope and Content This collection contains the personal and professional papers of the DuBose family and the historical Civil War items they collected. The personal papers pertain to geneaology, correspondence, and DuBose Jr.'s military service in the United States Navy. Also included are manuscripts and presentations written by members of the DuBose family as well as many collected from others about the Civil War.These papers document the DuBose family's interest in the Civil War. There is...
Dates: 1782-2001, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / DuBose family collection

Dwight S. Allen Civil War letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS549f
Scope and Content This collection consists of two envelopes and three letters written by Dwight S. Allen during the Atlanta Campaign. One letter, addressed to his sister "Mary," informs her that there has been no change in position, although his company has orders to be prepared to move within three days. He tells "Mary" that he thinks the "reb" position is being flanked by other soldiers, and reports that the company is healthy. In another letter, addressed to his parents, brother, and sister, Allen writes...
Dates: 1864 June-August
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Dwight S. Allen Civil War letters

Francis Asbury Shoup Civil War letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS308f
Scope and Content

The collection consists of a letter from Shoup to Lieutenant Colonel McMicken, the chief quartermaster of the Army of Tennessee. Shoup suggests that supplies should be moved by "the West Point Road below East Point" if the enemy fails to extend the right flank.

Dates: 1864 August 26
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Francis Asbury Shoup Civil War letter

Francis DeGress Papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS998
Scope and Content The collection primarily contains materials pertaining to the activities of Captain Francis DeGress during and after the Civil War. Some of the documents include personal accounts of battle activities by Captain DeGress, field reports, military certificates, correspondence, official records of DeGress' Battery, and ledgers documenting clothing accounts for soldiers under his command. Of special interest is a letter from Theodore Davis to Mrs. Francis DeGress describing Captain DeGress'...
Dates: 1862-1917, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Francis DeGress Papers

Francis DeGress Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS195
Scope and Content

The collection contains five photographs of Francis DeGress. Most are portrait shots with the exception of one which is a group shot of eight gentlemen in uniform.

Dates: 1864, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Francis DeGress Photographs

General William Tecumseh Sherman field orders collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1027
Scope and Content This collection contains fifty-two special field orders (SFOs) handwritten by General Sherman from the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War. The bulk of these orders pertain to troop movements of the Military Division of the Mississippi (Union) as it moved through northern Georgia en route to Atlanta. Also contained herein are special instructions for railroad destruction (Sherman's "neckties"), proper placement of military hospitals, treatment of "stragglers and skulkers," the...
Dates: 1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / General William Tecumseh Sherman field orders collection

George Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS453
Scope and Contents

The collection contains 22 prints of Barnard’s photographs as he traveled with General Sherman's United States Army. Battlegrounds featured in the collection include Kennesaw, Atlanta, Resaca, Allatoona, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The prints were included in a larger collection published in Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign.

Dates: 1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / George Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign

George J. Johnston papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS187f
Scope and Content The bulk of this collection includes diaries and military records of George J. Johnston. Johnston's diaries span three volumes and date from December 14, 1863, to May 20, 1865. The first volume includes a brief summary of his early life; instructions to the person who finds his diary; several poems; lists and doodles; and a drawing and description of the battle at Bean Station. The narrative of the diary begins after he was wounded in the foot at Bean Station, and it describes his travels...
Dates: 1856-1865
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / George J. Johnston papers

George T. Willson letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS636f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter from George T. Willson to his sister. The letter discusses the weather in Atlanta; his work escorting citizens out of Atlanta, per General Sherman's removal order; and Lincoln's chances of being re-elected president and Confederate soldiers' thoughts on the election. He also discussed Colonel Ketcham's leadership abilities and reputation in the regiment.

Dates: 1864 September 29
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / George T. Willson letter

George Young papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS612f
Scope and Content This collection contains information relating to the military service of George Young during the Civil War. Included are the pension applications he filed for himself and those filed on behalf of his widow, Sarah. Also included is a letter (October 31, 1862) from Young to his parents written during the war from Virginia. The letter describes the weather, an incident where "a man named Allan" accidentally shot off his fingers hunting crows, and the drafting of an "Uncle...
Dates: 1862-1980
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / George Young papers

Harrison E. Randall letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS669f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter written in Decatur, Georgia, on October 3, 1864, by Randall to his father. He speculates that there will be no fall campaign by General William T. Sherman and describes the arrival of Union prisoners released from Andersonville Prison in Andersonville, Georgia. Randall conveys the news of the death of his friend David S. Booream from wounds, and discusses his pay and promises to send some home.

Dates: 1864 October 3
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Harrison E. Randall letter

Holliday Family Civil War Correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS116
Scope and Content This collection contains forty-two original letters written by A. T. Holliday to his wife, Elizabeth (Lizy). These letters were written between July 6, 1864 and September 10, 1864 during Mr. Holliday's service in the Georgia Militia in the Atlanta Campaign. Two additional letters in the collection were written by Elizabeth to A. T. Holliday during the same time period. The letters from A.T. include his reports of skirmishes along the Chattahoochee River and behind picket lines surrounding...
Dates: 1863-1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Holliday Family Civil War Correspondence

Hosea Garrett, Jr. civil war letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS119f
Scope and Content This collection contains two transcribed letters. The first letter of the collection was written by Hosea Garrett, Jr. to his uncle, Reverend Hosea Garrett, on August 1, 1864. This letter provides a detailed account of the Atlanta Campaign, and the fighting that occurred on July 27, 1864. In his account, Garrett notes that not only were Confederate troops far outnumbered, but General Walker was also killed early in the battle, making the troops disorganized and ineffective. Due to their lack...
Dates: 1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Hosea Garrett, Jr. civil war letters

Huff Family Correspondence and Reciept

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS682f
Scope and Content The collection contains twenty-three letters and one receipt written by and to the members of the Huff family and their friends. Included are letters written between 1853 and 1855 by Albert, Green, Jackson, Zipporah, and Monroe Willis. The young men wrote about traveling to Quitman, Texas to open a mercantile business. Their letters cover topics including the quality of the land, their trouble in finding spouses, the integrity of the locals, and the purchasing of goods for their business. ...
Dates: 1853-1869
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Huff Family Correspondence and Reciept

Hugh Black Civil War letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS31f
Scope and Content

This collection contains photo copies of two letters written by Hugh Black, a soldier in the Confederate army, to his wife. He writes about how he feels it is impossible for the Confederates to hold the city and how Atlanta will fall to the enemy in a short time. The date of the photocopies is unknown.

Dates: July 1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Hugh Black Civil War letters

James Farson Civil War narrative and slave bill of sale

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS725f
Scope and Content This collection consists of a three-part narrative of Farson’s service in the United States Army during the Civil War as well as a slave bill of sale. Part One of Farson’s narrative includes his account of the creation of his company, his service in Louisiana and Mississippi, his promotion and transfer to the Army of Virginia, and a record of his military service up to the Battle of Chancellorsville. Part Two picks up Farson’s narrative at Chancellorsville and provides an account of his...
Dates: 1851, 1904, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / James Farson Civil War narrative and slave bill of sale

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / James L. Bryant Civil War letter

James L. Day Confederate States of America Quartermaster Department, Atlanta Depot research materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1279
Scope and Contents

This collection contains research materials pertaining to the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Department, Atlanta Depot records. Included are biographical and contextual descriptions written by Day in the early 2000s about civilian contractors and Confederate officer and enlisted personnel mentioned within those records. There are also copies of webpages about these individuals and their assigned military units.

Dates: 2003-2004, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / James L. Day Confederate States of America Quartermaster Department, Atlanta Depot research materials

James Neuman and Tripp family Civil War correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS679f
Scope and Content The collection consists of letter correspondence among friends, James Neuman and Hiram and Elizabeth A. Tripp. The letters indicate that Hiram Tripp was holding money for Neuman for safekeeping and would purchase tobacco and other supplies regularly to send to Neuman. The letters from Neuman describe the daily life of soldiers, his involvement in the battles leading up to the fall of Atlanta, and his desires and quests for finding tobacco. One letter, dated 21 August 1864, explains how he...
Dates: 1863-1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / James Neuman and Tripp family Civil War correspondence