Letters, 1861-1865.

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Letters, 1861-1865.

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Letters by Seaborn to his parents and sister, Julia Montgomery, of Americus, Ga., while he was a student at Collingsworth Institute, Talbotton, Ga., 1861-1862; at the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta, 1863-1864; and in the Confederate Army, 1864-1865. His letters describe student life, the funerals of General Preston Smith and Captain Donnelson of Tennessee who fell at Ringgold, anxiety to participate in the war, problems with a black servant, troop movements in Georgia, desertion, the destruction of Atlanta, use of convicts in the Confederate Army, and the hardships of army life.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Collingsworth Institute (Talbotton, Ga.)

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Montgomery, Seaborn.

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Student and Confederate soldier, from Georgia. From the description of Letters, 1861-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030237 From the description of Letters, 1861-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270786 ...

Georgia Military Institute (Marietta, Ga.)

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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...