- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Holbrook and Jefferson family Civil War letter and marriage certificate, 1862 April-May
- Creator:
- Holbrook, James H.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Jefferson, Thomas Emory, 1820-1863
- Date of Original:
- 1862-04/1862-05
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- marriage certificates
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This collection includes the marriage certificate of James H. Holbrook and Mary E. Jefferson and a letter from 1st Lieutenant Thomas E. Jefferson to his wife and children. He writes about his travels, the potential for fights with "the yankees," and asks them to pray for him.
Processing Information: This collection was re-processed in 2012.
James H. Holbrook was born about 1842 to Amanda A. and Johnathan H. Holbrook. On April 27, 1862, he married Mary E. Jefferson, Thomas E. Jefferson's daughter. Additional biographical information about James H. Holbrook has not been determined.
Thomas Emory Jefferson (1820-1863) was born in North Carolina. On September 10, 1844, he married Mary Frances Foster in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. They had three daughters: Mary E., Margarett, and Eliza J. During the Civil War, Jefferson served in the 36th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Army of Tennessee, as a 1st lieutenant. He participated in the Confederate defense during the Battle of Vicksburg, where he died in June of 1863. Additional biographical information about Thomas Emory Jefferson 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_ahc0160f-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ahc/turningpoint/do:ahc0160f-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- Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Holbrook and Jefferson family Civil War letter and marriage certificate, MSS 160f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Holbrook and Jefferson family Civil War letter and marriage certificate, MSS 160f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
