United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Wilmington Island, 32.00355, -80.97372United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.27871United States, Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg, 32.35265, -90.87788Harris, Robert Hamilton1842-19291862/1864This 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.image/x-djvuapplication/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Robert Hamilton Harris letter, MS 2135, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.Sapelo Island (Ga.)--MapsVicksburg (Miss.)--MapsWilmington Island (Ga.)--MapsGeorgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Harris, Robert Hamilton, 1842-1929Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 29th. Company AUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--MapsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Robert Hamilton Harris letters 1862-1864StillImageText