Letter to Florence Williams Olmstead, 1862 Apr. 11.

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Letter to Florence Williams Olmstead, 1862 Apr. 11.

The collection consists of a letter from Charles H. Olmstead, Ft. Pulaski (Ga.) to his wife, Florence Williams Olmstead, on April 11, 1862. Olmstead describes the bombardment of the fort and his emotions at the time of the surrender.

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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...

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Company D, 1st Regiment (Olmstead's), Georgia Volunteer Infantry, was known as the Savannah City Light Guards. It served in and around Savannah, in South Carolina, and with the Army of Tennessee in the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns. From the description of Confederate States of America Army, Georgia 1st Infantry Regiment, Company D returns and payroll, 1864. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 79470798 Company A of the 1st Regiment (Olmstead's), Georgia Vol...

Olmstead, Charles H.

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Charles Hart Olmstead (1837-1926), of Savannah, Ga., was a Confederate Army officer and member of the 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment. Olmstead was adjutant of the 1st Georgia Volunteer Regiment and, under the command of Colonel A. R. Lawton, took part in the occupation of Fort Pulaski, Ga., at the mouth of the Savannah River. When Colonel Lawton was sent to Virginia as general, Olmstead was made colonel of the 1st Georgia Regiment and remained at Fort Pulaski until he was forced to surrender. Olm...

Olmstead, Florence Williams, 1838-1909.

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