- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Samuel Bachtell Civil War letter, 1864 September 3
- Creator:
- Bachtell, Samuel
- Date of Original:
- 1864-09-03
- Subject:
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection consists of a letter written by Samuel Bachtell to his wife in which he describes military maneuvers which led to the capture of Atlanta, Georgia. He also describes the destruction of military property by the fleeing Confederate forces and the joy the army felt about capturing Atlanta.
Processing Information: This collection was re-processed in 2012.
Samuel Bachtell enlisted in the 15th regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 20th Corps, on April 27, 1861, as a 2nd lieutenant. He served in both the army and the signal corps, reaching the rank of 1st lieutenant in the United States Army and brevet lieutenant colonel in the signal corps. He received several letters of commendation from General William T. Sherman. Additional biographical information about Samuel Bachtell has not been determined.
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_ahc0016f-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ahc/turningpoint/do:ahc0016f-001
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
This collection is open for research. - Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Samuel Bachtell Civil War letter, MSS 16f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Samuel Bachtell Civil War letter, MSS 16f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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