George Knox Miller Papers, . 1858-1914

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George Knox Miller Papers, ., 1858-1914

George Knox Miller Papers, . 1858-1914

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George Knox Miller (1836-1916) was a Confederate Army officer with the 8th Alabama Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865; mayor of Talladega, Ala., 1874-1884; and judge, 1884-1911. The collection is chiefly Civil War letters from Miller to Celestine McCann, his fiancee and later wife, who was staying in Anderson District, S.C., with detailed descriptions of battles and discussions of camp life, morale of troops, and news of friends and family members. Miller wrote from Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and there are particularly detailed accounts of the fighting and battles in north Georgia and Atlanta, Ga., in 1864. Also included are registers and histories of various Confederate companies, compiled after the war; Miller's reminiscences; miscellaneous family letters, including letters, 1858-1861, from Miller when he was a student at the University of Virginia, about student activities, personal news, and conditions at the university; and 23 letters, 1872-1877, in German from Louise Birnstile or (Birnstill) in Newton, Mass., to Mrs. Conradine Heinsen, a friend in Talladega, Ala.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection