- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Wright family papers 1861-1865
- Creator:
- Richardson, Gilbert M.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Wright family
Wright, George M.
Wright, James W. - Publisher:
- Wright family papers. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1865
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army
Farm management--Georgia
Soldiers--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675 - Medium:
- diaries
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of a diary and correspondence of the Wright family of Georgia for 1861 and 1865. Includes a diary of Gilbert M. Richardson, a farmer near Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia (n.d.) from March to the following February. The entries discuss work on the farm - planting, plowing and picking cotton, wheat, corn, and vegetables; hauling and splitting logs; and building outbuildings. Also mentions visits to friends and relatives, trips to town to buy supplies (lists what was purchased and price), and attending church meetings.
The correspondence consists of a letter from George W. Wright dated Manassas Junction, August 18, 1861 to his brother William D. Wright. The letter discusses camp life, weather, health, rumors of battles and peace, hopes for a furlough, complaints of the post office, and lists clothes he needs. The second letter is from James W. Wright, dated near Augusta, Georgia, March 11, 1865, to his brother William W. Wright and mentions troop movements and rumors of a battle victory.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
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_harg0592-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg0592-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Wright family papers. 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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