George A. Cunningham family papers, 1849-1874 (bulk 1862-1865).

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George A. Cunningham family papers, 1849-1874 (bulk 1862-1865).

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The collection consists of papers of the George A. Cunningham family of Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia from 1849, 1862-1865, 1874. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between George A. Cunningham and his wife Mary (Mollie) from 1862-1865. These letters document Cunningham's service with Company K of the 3rd Regiment Georgia State Reserves in South Carolina and Georgia including information on the battles at Broxton's Bridge and River's Bridge (S.C.), casualties, troop movements, and the evacuation of Savannah (Ga.). Mollie's letters discuss activities of the Confederate Government, Union attacks on civilians, and Sherman's march through Georgia. The collection also contains a few letters from Mollie's brother J.M. Bullard (1862-1865) discussing farming, family news, and disease, as well as letters to George E. Cunningham while a student at the University of Georgia (1874).

.25 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403267

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Bullard, J. M.

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Cunningham, George Ernest.

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Cunningham family.

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University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia State Reserves, 3rd. Company K.

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Cunningham, George A., 1832-1894.

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Cunningham, Mary, fl. 1862.

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