- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Letters to Nannie M. La Roque, 1862-1864
- Creator:
- La Roque, John G.
- Publisher:
- John G. La Roque, letters to Nannie M. La Roque. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1862/1864
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army-- upplies and stores
Soldiers--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Delaware, 39.00039, -75.49992
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of correspondence from John G. La Roque, of the 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment, mainly to his wife, Nannie M. La Roque, from 1862-1864. La Roque's letters discuss the death of his son, his health and that of his wife, the morale and health of the men in Company E, troop movements in Virginia, casualties and deaths, news of friends and family, the problems of obtaining clothing for soldiers, the battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, and his capture and imprisonment at Ft. Delaware, Delaware. The collection also contains one letter from La Roque to F.A. Billingslea, dated April 27, 1863, asking Billingslea to collect money owed La Roque and describing the readiness and troop strengths under General Jackson.
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_harg0360-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg0360-001-001
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: John G. La Roque, letters to Nannie M. La Roque. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
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