Hosea Garrett, Jr. Civil War Letters, 1864.

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Hosea Garrett, Jr. Civil War Letters, 1864.

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This collection contains two transcribed letters. The first letter of the collection was written by Hosea Garrett, Jr. to his uncle, Reverend Hosea Garrett, on August 1, 1864. This letter provides a detailed account of the Atlanta Campaign, and the fighting that occurred on July 27, 1864. In his account, Garrett notes that not only were Confederate troops far outnumbered, but General Walker was also killed early in the battle, making the troops disorganized and ineffective. Due to their lack of soldiers, Generals Forrest, Lee, and Smith were supposed to send in more troops from Mississippi for recovery. He also notes his regiment's displeasure that their former leader, General Johnston, was replaced by General Hood. The second letter was written to Florence Garrett, Hosea Garrett, Jr.'s daughter, by O.H.P. Garrett. It discusses his memory of Hosea Garrett, Jr.'s return home from Camp Douglas Prison after the Civil War. He states that a man named Milton Bell went to Chappell Hill and told her family that he tended to her father as he died. The family believed the man until after the war when her father returned from prison, proving that Milton Bell was lying to her family the whole time.

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Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7123303

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

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Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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Garrett, Hosea, 1831-

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Hosea Garrett, son of John Garrett, was born in South Carolina in 1831. He moved to Chappell Hill, Texas to be closer to his uncle Reverend Hosea Garrett who was a founder of Baylor University. During the Civil War, he was a color bearer of the Tenth Texas Infantry Regiment, Co. G, Hardee's Division and fought in the Battle of Atlanta. Later he was captured and taken to Camp Douglas in Chicago. After the war, he returned to Texas where he became a farmer and married Mary E. The couple had three ...