- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Chapin family papers, 1862-1870
- Creator:
- Chapin family
- Publisher:
- Chapin family papers. MS 2922(M). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1862/1870
- Subject:
- Andersonville Prison
Soldiers--Connecticut - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Andersonville, 32.19599, -84.13991
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of correspondence from 1862-1870 to Mrs. Joel (Amelia) Chapin of Enfield, Connecticut from friends of J. Leander Chapin regarding his imprisonment and death at Andersonville Prison, Georgia. The letters discuss the hiring of Amelia Johnson in Andersonville to care for the grave and erect a stone. Johnson's letters contain very descriptive comments about the cemetery and stockade. Also in the collection are three documents concerning death benefits paid to Mrs. Chapin for her son's military service. Letters from Leander's friends who describe his character and death are also included.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Mrs. Joel Chapin (Amelia) of Enfield, Connecticut wrote concerning her son J. Leander Chapin (d. 1864), who was a private soldier in Company A of the 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. He was taken prisoner on April 20, 1864, and held at Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He died at Andersonville of typhoid fever on July 21, 1864.
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_harg2922-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg2922-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Chapin family papers. MS 2922(M). 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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