- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Robert Hamilton Harris letters 1862-1864
- Creator:
- Harris, Robert Hamilton1842-1929
- Date of Original:
- 1862/1864
- Subject:
- Sapelo Island (Ga.)--Maps
Vicksburg (Miss.)--Maps
Wilmington Island (Ga.)--Maps
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Harris, Robert Hamilton, 1842-1929
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 29th. Company A
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Wilmington Island, 32.00355, -80.97372
United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.27871
United States, Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg, 32.35265, -90.87788 - Medium:
- diagrams
letters (correspondence)
maps (documents) - Type:
- Still Image
Text - Format:
- image/x-djvu
application/pdf - Description:
- This collection consists of seven letters written by Robert Hamilton Harris to Martha Love ("Mattie") during the United States Civil War, 1862-1864. They relate details of his military service while serving in the Georgia Infantry 29th Regiment, Company A. The letters are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters include maps of the military encampments where Harris was stationed, including Vicksburg, battlefield and troop movements on Wilmington Island, Georgia, a diagram of fortifications, and Sapelo Island map.
Robert Hamilton Harris (April 19, 1842-April 29, 1929) of Thomasville, Georgia, was the stepson of Rev. Robert Fleming. During the United States Civil War Harris served in Company A, 29th Regiment of the Georgia Infantry, reaching the rank of captain. For nearly twelve years after the Civil War, he studied and practiced law. During this period he served as Solicitor of the County Court in Thomas county, railroad attorney, and Mayor of Thomasville. Harris became an ordained minister in 1878. He served as a circuit preacher in rural southern Georgia and as a pastor of Baptist churches in Columbus and Cairo, Georgia, as well as Troy, Alabama. In 1900, he accepted a professorship at Cox Seminary in College Park, Georgia, where he remained until his retirement in the 1920s. On October 13, 1863, Robert Harris married Martha (Mattie) Love (March 5, 1845-December 28, 1900). Martha Love was the daughter of Peter Early Love (1818-1866) of Thomasville (Love served in the U.S. Congress, 1859-1861).
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_ghs2135-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ghs/turningpoint/do:ghs2135-001
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Identification of item], Robert Hamilton Harris letter, MS 2135, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Robert Hamilton Harris letter, MS 2135, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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