Letter, 1864.

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Letter, 1864.

Letter, 1864 Nov. 27, Milledgville, Ga., from M.C. McCombs to "My Dear Sister." The letter mentions some of Gen. Sherman's activities in the area. Sherman's army destroyed Jordan's home and flower yard, turned loose horses, and raped many of the women. Also, he mentions that Robert has lost a number of "negroes".

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

McCombs, M.C.

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M.C. McCombs was a soldier in the Confederate States Army. From the description of Letter, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122498288 ...

Robert, A.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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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...