- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- John A. Berry Civil War papers 1860-1865
- Creator:
- Berry, John A.
- Publisher:
- James A. Berry Civil War papers, MSS 391f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
- Date of Original:
- 1860/1865
- Subject:
- Promissory notes--Georgia--Savannah
Slave bills of sale - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection consists of a bill of sale for the Emeline plantation and slaves both sold to Maxwell R. Berry; a two dollar bill issued by the Planter's Bank of the State of Georgia; a military pass into Atlanta, Georgia; and John A. Berry's oath of allegiance to the United States.
Processing Information: This collection was re-processed in 2012.
John A. Berry served in the 30th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Steven's Brigade, Walker's Division, Army of Tennessee. He joined the regiment as a private and was promoted to sergeant in May 1862. He also served as quartermaster. Additional biographical information about John A. Berry 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_ahc0391f-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ahc/turningpoint/do:ahc0391f-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- Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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: James A. Berry Civil War papers, MSS 391f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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