Charles Harding Cox papers, 1860-1928.

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Charles Harding Cox papers, 1860-1928.

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The collection consists of the papers of Charles Harding Cox from 1860-1928. The papers include correspondence, clippings, printed material, legal and official documents, and two photographs. Civil War letters are from Charles to his sister, Kate Lord, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and from his mother to Kate; they discuss Cox's mustering in, officers, politics, Southerners, the Battle of Kennasaw Mountain (including Golgotha), Resaca, and the Atlanta Campaign (including the battles at Dallas, New Hope Church, and Peachtree Creek). A pre-war letter discusses the 1860 political campaign. Post-war letters are written by Cox to his family, and discuss reunions of the Grand Old Army, his family, the weather, a move to Atlanta, and his health. There is one letter from Cox to the Commissioner of Pensions (1927), and one to Cox from William Meredith (1891). Clippings pertain to the Civil War; printed materials include pamphlets, programs, and a Grand Army of the Republic broadside; photographs are of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, and Charles Cox; a land indenture (1884) is from Cherokee County, Georgia; official documents are military-related and include commissions, muster rolls, and a pension certificate (1913).

.25 linear ft. (1 box, 2 bound v., 1 oral history)1 reel microfilm.

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