- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Francis Bickett letters to Isabella Bickett 1861-1865
- Creator:
- Bickett, Francis
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1865
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, Fort McAllister, 31.89077, -81.19594
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The collection consists of fourteen letters written by Francis Bickett to his wife Bell (Isabella) as he moved through Ohio, Virginia, Mississippi (Vicksburg), Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia during the Civil War. His regiment marched from Atlanta to Savannah where he describes leading the charge on Fort McAllister. Bickett's letters also tell of his love and concern for his wife and daughter, Bina. He apologizes for not having money to send to them, and describes his reenlistment and his wish for the war to be over so he can return home.
Francis Bickett was a 1st Lieutenant in the 47th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War.
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_harg3129-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg3129-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Francis Bickett letters to Isabella Bickett, MS 3129. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Francis Bickett letters to Isabella Bickett, MS 3129. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-