John H. Ash papers, 1860-1865.

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John H. Ash papers, 1860-1865.

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The collection consists of twenty-one small volumes (1860-1865), two letters, documents, notes, clippings, a review, and an essay relating to the 5th Regiment Georgia Cavalry during and after the Civil War. Twenty volumes are diaries and one is a sick report; letters are from Co. A. Lt.Commander Sandy Duncan; an essay is on the "Choice of a Wife"; the review by Ash is of Dagg's MANUAL OF THEOLOGY; documents are miscellaneous orders issued, instructions, and permissions for leave.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)2 microfilm reels.

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Duncan, Sandy

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Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904

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John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), Confederate General, Georgia Governor (1886-1890), and U.S. Senator (1873-1880, 1891-1897), born in Upson County, Georgia. From the description of Letters to Henry F. Emery, 1901-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478315 One of Georgia's most renowned political and military figures of the nineteenth century, John Brown Gordon was born on a plantation situated along the banks of the Flint River in Upson County on February 6, 1832. As a child...

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Dagg, J. L. (John Leadley), 1794-1884

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Ash, John H., d. 1918.

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John H. Ash, Confederate Civil War soldier and clergyman, was born in 1843, in Savannah, Georgia, and died on 3 June 1918, in Savannah, Georgia. During the Civil War, he served in Company B, 5th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Georgia Hussars). He was made a lieutenant in ca. 1864 and served in the Savannah, Georgia, area; Florida (1864); north Georgia (during the Atlanta Campaign); and in South Carolina. In 1916, he made a speech at the presentation of General Gordon's portrait to Troop A, Georgia Hu...