Francis Bartow Torlay papers 1818-1939

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Francis Bartow Torlay papers 1818-1939

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There are only a few personal papers in the collection. The remainder pertains to military companies to which Torlay belonged: Bartow Light Infantry, 1890-1891; Savannah Busch Zouaves, 1892-1893; and the Chatham Artillery, 1893-1906. The greater portion of the papers relate to the Chatham Artillery. A letter of July 9, 1898, describes life at Camp Thomas as Chickamauga Park, letters of November-December, 1898, concern his efforts to get a commission in the U.S. Army for service in the Philippines, and those of 1900-1903 concern the use of machine guns, particularly the Gatling gun. The letters of 1938-1939 are from the Historian of the Chatham Artillery thanking him for his gift of uniforms and memorabilia and asking for his papers. A black marble name plate of Alfred Francis Torlay (1819-1888), keeper of Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah added to artifacts collection.

8 folders (.25 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8149031

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Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Bartow Light Brigade

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Confederate States of America Army. Savannah Busch-Zouaves

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Laurel Grove Cemetery (Savannah, Ga.)

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Georgia. Chatham Artillery of Savannah

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The Chatham Artillery is the oldest military organization in the State of Georgia, form on May 1, 1786. It has always been, and continues to be, an important unit of the State Militia and participated in every war fought by United States forces with the exception of the War with Mexico, 1845-1848, at which time another Savannah military unit was chosen by lot. The company was called upon for both festive and solemn occasions, such as escorting President George Washington in 1791, the Marquis de ...

Torlay, Francis Bartow, 1863-1957

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Francis Bartow Torlay (1873-1957 ) (known as Frank B. Torlay), was born at Laurel Grove Cemetery, the son of Alfred (?) B. Torlay (b. 1842) and grandson of Alfred Francis Torlay (1819-1888), keeper of Laurel Grove Cemetery from its opening in 1852 to his death. Previous to this, A.F. Torlay was a stone cutter. Frank B. Torlay's certificate of admission to communion in the Lutheran Church of the Ascension give his name as Francis Bachman Torlay, though in one instance in this collection where he ...

Torlay, Francis Bartow, 1873-1957

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