- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Diary-transcript
- Creator:
- Smith, Isaiah, 1833-1922
- Date of Original:
- 1860/1867
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America. Army--Military life
Confederate States of America. Army--Medical supplies
Hospitals--Georgia--19th century
Military discharge--Confederate States of America
Georgia--Climate
Georgia--Social life and customs--19th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- accounts
diaries
discharges - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The collection consists of a diary and photographs. Also included are an introduction, description, and transcription of the diary done by descendents of Isaiah Smith. The diary covers Isaiah Smith's daily life from July 1860 until February 1867. Such topics as family, friends, work, church, singing, the weather, army camp, hospital duties, and fellow soldiers are described. There are also several pages of accounts and medicines. The photographs are of Smith, his family, and his CSA discharge certificate.
Isaiah Smith (1833-1922), born in Houston County, Georgia, was a machinist, farm hand, and mill operator. He served in Co. K, Georgia 31st Infantry until illness forced a medical discharge in October 1862. He later re-enlisted and worked in several field hospitals in Georgia. In December 1863 he married Susan Broughton (1844-1924).
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_harg3302-001-002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg3302-001-002
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- No publication from this collection without permission from the donor; contact repository for terms of access.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Isaiah Smith papers. MS 3302. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Isaiah Smith papers. MS 3302. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
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