Roger S. Durham, Journeys, 1861-1862.

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Roger S. Durham, Journeys, 1861-1862.

The collection consists of "Journeys: a true story of the blocade on the Georgia Coast in its first year 1861-1862," number 3 of seven copies of a typescript by Roger S. Durham. This volume follows the story of the Rev. Charles C. Jones family and their dealings with the war.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7306419

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Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893

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"Known as the "Macaulay of the South," Charles C. Jones Jr. was the foremost Georgia historian of the nineteenth century. Also a noted autograph and manuscript collector and an accomplished amateur archaeologist, Jones in later years became a prominent memorialist of the Lost Cause and critic of the New South." - "Charles C. Jones Jr." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved August 21, 2008) From the description of Charles Colcock Jones letters, 1866-1...

Durham, Roger S.

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Roger S. Durham was sent to Savannah when he was in the U.S. Army in 1969. During this time, he visited Fort McAllister and became intrigued with its history. Nine years later, while employed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, he returned to the fort as superintendent of the historic site. Durham has written extensively for magazines and newspapers, and he has published several books about Savannah and Fort McAllister's history. The Franklin House, also know...