- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Andrew Jackson McKibbins letters and paper money
- Creator:
- McKibbins, Andrew Jackson
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1863
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 63rd. Company G.
McKibbins, Andrew Jackson
McKibbins, Martha - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
paper money - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/x-djvu
application/pdf - Description:
- This collection consists of three items. The first is a letter written by Andrew Jackson McKibbins to his wife Martha dated February 1862. The letter discusses some of the fighting around Savannah, Georgia. He also asks about family members and other affairs at home. The second letter is dated August 12, 1863 and authorizes A. J. McKibbins to take sick leave and return home. The last item is a one thousand dollar bill issued by the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama, 1861.
Andrew Jackson McKibbins was a private in Company G, of the 63rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. He was from Griffin, Georgia and was married to Martha McKibbins.
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_ghs1431-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ghs/turningpoint/do:ghs1431-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Identification of item], Andrew Jackson McKibbins letters and paper money, MS 1431, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Andrew Jackson McKibbins letters and paper money, MS 1431, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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