- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- John Tyler, Jr. letter to Lucius J. Gartrell, 1861 May 1
- Date of Original:
- 1861-05-01
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This collection consists of a letter from John Tyler, Jr. to Lucius J. Gartrell in 1861 explaining the reluctance of the Confederate government to supercede state's rights.
John Tyler, Jr. (1819-1896) was the son of the the tenth President of the United States, John Tyler. He was a colonel and lawyer during the Civil War and also served as assisstant Secretary of War.
Lucious J. Gartrell (1821-1891) represented Georgia in the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress and was the colonel commanding officer in the 7th Georgia Infantry. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1864. After the war he practiced law in Atlanta.
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_turningpoint_harg3536-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg3536-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: John Tyler, Jr. letter to Lucius J. Gartrell, MS 3536. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- John Tyler, Jr. letter to Lucius J. Gartrell, MS 3536. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
