- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- J.M. McNeel letter
- Creator:
- McNeel, John M., d. 1879
- Publisher:
- J.M. McNeel letter, MS 536, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Date of Original:
- 1864-06-22
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 63rd.
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
McNeel, John M., d. 1879.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection consists of a letter from J.M. McNeel to his brother, dated 1864, in which he gives advice to his brother as to what Army detail to join and comments on Army life and various details.
John M. McNeel enlisted as a private in Company H of the 63rd Georgia Infantry on September 30, 1863. He died in McRae, Georgia, on March 13, 1879.
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_ghs0536-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ghs/turningpoint/do:ghs0536-001
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Identification of item], J.M. McNeel letter, MS 536, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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