- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Letters, 1862-1899
- Creator:
- Taft, Andrew J.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Taft, Henry
Taft, Hiram, Jr. - Publisher:
- Box 1, Folder 1, Andrew J. Taft family papers, MS 3162. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1862/1899
- Subject:
- Taft family--Correspondence
Grand Army of the Republic--History--Sources
Soldiers--New York (State)--Correspondence
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Tax collection--Employees--Correspondence - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- The collection consists of letters written by Andrew J. Taft to his family in Whitehall, New York while he was a soldier. His company was in Loudon Valley (VA), Stafford Court House (VA), Catlett's Station (VA), Kelley's Ford (VA), and Atlanta (GA). His regiment was first to enter Atlanta, and Taft describes fortifications around the city, the houses with bullet holes, and foraging expeditions after the battle. The letters discuss details of battles, officers, fellow soldiers, and camp life. There are also letters from his brother, Hiram Taft, Jr., usually added to Andrew's letter, and other family members including Henry Taft. An 1899 letter indicates that Andrew Taft is the tax collector in Whitehall. Also included in the collection are a carte de visite of Andrew Taft in his uniform, his watch fob, and 2 ribbons from the veterans organization Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.
Andrew J. Taft lived in Whitehall, New York. His parents were Hiram Taft (or Tafft) and Jane Furgeson Taft. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War in the 123rd Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, Company C.
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_harg3162-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg3162-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Andrew J. Taft family papers, MS 3162. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
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