- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Joseph Wheeler letter to William Joseph Hardee, 1864 November 22
- Creator:
- Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906
- Publisher:
- Joseph Wheeler letter to William Joseph Hardee. MS 2243. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1864-11-22
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army
Generals--Confederate States of America.
Sherman's March to the Sea. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of a letter from Major General Joseph Wheeler, dated Griswoldville, Georgia, November 22, 1864 to Lt. General William Joseph Hardee. The letter discusses Wheeler's proposed troop movement toward the Oconee bridge due to Union occupation of all roads to Milledgeville, Georgia.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Joseph Wheeler was born in 1836 and died in 1906. He was a Confederate Major General. In July of 1863, he commanded all cavalry for the Army of the Mississippi.
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_harg2243-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg2243-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Joseph Wheeler letter to William Joseph Hardee. MS 2243. 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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