Bartley McCrary letter, 1862.

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Bartley McCrary letter, 1862.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/99997573

This collection consists of a letter from Bartley McCrary to his father and family, 1862. The letter is written from Chatham County, Georgia, and describes life in his military camp found miles below Savannah. He was in the 1st Georgia Volunteer Regiment, Light Artillery, Chatham Artillery. McCrary mentions friends, including G. Dickson, F.M. Walker, and William Avery, with whom he was serving. The letter bears a note, signed F.M. Walker, telling the size of the company.

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Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8359196

Georgia Historical Society

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McCrary, Bartley, b. ca. 1834.

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Bartley McCrary was the son of Ezra and Anna McCrary of Warren County, Georgia. He was a private in the 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Claghorn's), Chatham Artillery of Savannah. His wife's name was Emerline. From the description of Bartley McCrary letter, 1862. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 99997573 ...

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 ...