Winston W. Cheatham and family papers, 1830-1905.

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Cheatham, Winston Wimphrey, 1808-1895. Winston W. Cheatham and family papers, 1830-1905.

Winston W. Cheatham and family papers, 1830-1905.

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Largely letters (1864-1865) from James Major Cheatham during his Civil War service with the First Minnesota Battery, describing troop movements, camp life, foraging and destruction in the South, the siege and capture of Atlanta, and William T. Sherman's march through Georgia and capture of Savannah. Also included are letters (April-August, 1865) from Henry Cheatham and Charles Wilson during their military service at Fort Ridgely and with the Alfred Sully expedition into Dakota Territory; and a few family letters of the Cheatham and C. W. Donaldson families of Wabasha and Olmsted counties (Minn.).

0.2 cu. ft. (1 box).

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