Thomas Thomson Taylor papers, 1861-1865.

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Thomas Thomson Taylor papers, 1861-1865.

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The collection consists of a microfilm copy of the papers of Thomas Thomson Taylor from 1861-1865. The microfilmed materials include correspondence, printed materials and photographs, five small diaries, and several miscellaneous items such as copies of General Orders and Circulars. The correspondence consists of letters between Taylor and his wife and were written during the Civil War from 1861-1865. The letters are well written, with vivid descriptions of the scenery, the people, food, the whereabouts of Union and Confederate forces, scouting expeditions, the capture of prisoners. He grows very despondent at times and expresses disappointment with the conduct of the war, calls himself an American slave with Lincoln as his master and Logan as his overseer. He describes Lincoln's second inauguration and the crowds celebrating the capture of Richmond. He makes suggestions as to the treatment of freedmen. The diaries begin in October 1863 while Taylor was near Iuka, Mississippi and end December 13, 1864 with the attack on Ft. McAllister during which Taylor's hand was injured.

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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