Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Edom T. Moon papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS802f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a series of 24 handwritten narratives by Edom T. Moon, which document the exploits of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. These narratives, which Moon titles "letters," were written sometime between the war's end in 1865 and his death in 1908. Of note is the description of the Battle of Gettysburg in letter 13; the narration of the death and burial of Stonewall Jackson in letter 11; and a copy of the lyrics to the song, "Stonewall Jackson's Way,"...
Dates:
1865-1908, 2000
Henri (Henrietta Irene) Horrell poems
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS952f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two poems written by Henri Horrell about the Civil War. There is a typed and a hand written copy of "Grand-Pa's Story," which is about the Battle of Chancellorsville. In addition, there is a typed copy of "Who'll Know the Blue from the Gray," as well as a copy of the periodical Blue and Gray: the Patriotic American magazine from February 1884, in which Horrell published her poem.
Dates:
1867-1894, undated
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
James Lile Lemon papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1275
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the military career of Captain James Lile Lemon. It includes the first and third volume of a three-set diary that details his military engagements and experiences. Of particular note Vol. 1 includes a rose pressed into the cover. In addition, there are copies of Lemon’s memoir in which he detailed his recollections of the war. The collection also contains transcripts of all three diaries and parts one and two of the memoir, wartime maps, newspapers, letters from...
Dates:
1850-2005, undated
Jones family documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS190f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents of members of the Jones family of Georgia, including William E. Jones; B. A. Jones; Paul H. Jones; Roger Jones; Linda Davis Jones; and G. Carpenter Jones. Included are copies of documents showing conversions of dollars between colonial states and a copy of an 1863 letter about the battle of Chancellorsville. Also included are original documents such as correspondence featuring a letter to G. C. Jones signed by Eugene Talmadge; a report card; a pass to the...
Dates:
1827-1935
Reverend John Wesley Stipe Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS685f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of genealogical information about John Wesley Stipe as well as typewritten and handwritten memoirs of his childhood, the days of his first marriage, Civil War service, and career as a Methodist Episcopal circuit pastor. His typewritten memoirs describe life in rural antebellum Georgia including such activities as justice courts, log rolling, and corn shucking. Of particular interest are two handwritten journal entries, written in the style of a newspaper series,...
Dates:
1864-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1961