- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- O.W. Lowe papers, 1860-1865
- Creator:
- Lowe, O. W.
- Publisher:
- O.W. Lowe papers. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1860/1865
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army
Soldiers--Confederate States of America. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of letters written by O.W. Lowe as a Confederate soldier from 1860-1865. Lowe describes the regiment's march to Richmond, fighting in Pennsylvania and men killed, his scout duties, a fishing detail in Port Royal, and his recruiting duties in Virginia during 1864. Lowe's letter dated October 1, 1865, describes his time spend in prison including the lack of food, his health, life after the war, how freedmen are coping with life, and the need to forget the past war.
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_harg0655-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg0655-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: O.W. Lowe 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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