- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Dr. Erwin James Eldridge letters, 1860-1865
- Creator:
- Eldridge, Erwin James, 1833-1902
- Publisher:
- Dr. Erwin James Eldridge letters, MS 2925(m). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1860/1865
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army. Cobb's Legion. Cavalry Battalion
Soldiers--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lee County, 31.77951, -84.14113
United States, Georgia, Sumter County, 32.03997, -84.19704
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675 - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of letters between Dr. E.J. Eldridge and his wife, Emma, while he served as a surgeon with the 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment and later with Cobb's Legion from 1861-1865. His letters tell of his duties and they often give descriptions of battles, including Fredericksburg in Virginia, and the Atlanta Campaign (1864). Emma's letters discuss family and political issues.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Related materials available in this repository: Dr. Erwin James Eldridge letters, MS 3065.
Dr. Erwin James Eldridge (1833-1902) was a surgeon with 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and then Cobb's Legion, serving in Virginia and then in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, during the Civil War. He married Emma Ronaldson. He resided in Flat Pond (Lee County) and then Americus (Sumter County) 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_harg2925-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg2925-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Dr. Erwin James Eldridge letters, MS 2925(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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