- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- H.H. Davis letter to his parents 1863 August 20
- Creator:
- Davis, H. H.
- Publisher:
- H.H. Davis letter to his parents, MS 2400. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1863-08-20
- Subject:
- Soldiers--Georgia
Cherokee County (Ga.)
Rapidan River (Va.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, 34.24393, -84.4762
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of a letter dated August 20, 1863, from H.H. Davis with the 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment to his parents in Cherokee County, Georgia. The letter was written while on the Rapidan River in Virginia and discusses activity among the Confederate and Union troops near the river.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
H.H Davis was a Confederate soldier with Company F of the 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He wrote home mid-1863 while the Confederates were still in Virginia. His family remained waiting in Georgia for his return.
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_harg2400-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg2400-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: H.H. Davis letter to his parents, MS 2400. 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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