Lavender R. Ray papers, 1861-1865 [microform].

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Lavender R. Ray papers, 1861-1865 [microform].

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The collection consists of a microfilm copy of the papers of Lavender Ray from 1861-1865. It contains two items: a manuscript diary with entries from October 6, 1864 to April 30, 1865, and "Letters and Diary of Lavender R. Ray," a bound typed copy of the above diary with some letters dated April 28, 1861-April 17, 1865. Diary entries begin with the evacuation and burning of Atlanta. Ray discusses camp life, costs, attitudes of civilians, travel to South Carolina, news of Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination. Letters document Ray's enlistment and early war years, and news of his body servant, Dick Thompson.

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Ray, Lavender R., 1842-1916.

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