Sally Garrison's Account of the Atlanta Campaign, 1863-1864.

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Sally Garrison's Account of the Atlanta Campaign, 1863-1864.

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This collection contains a photocopy of Sally Garrison's handwritten account of her recollections of her experiences during the Atlanta Campaign. Her account spans from 1863 to 1864 and includes details of the following; conditions in Atlanta right before the raid, the Battle of Peachtree Creek, the shelling of the city, the surrender of Atlanta, and her experience as an exile fleeing to Macon, then to Dawson, Georgia until the end of the war. It was written at the request of the Thurza Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This collection also contains a transcription of the account.

2 items (1 folder)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7123453

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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