- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Perry C. Goodrich letter, 1864 September 14
- Creator:
- Goodrich, Perry C.
- Publisher:
- Perry C. Goodrich letter, MS 3509. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Date of Original:
- 1864-09-14
- Subject:
- Georgia. Militia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection consists of a letter from Perry C. Goodrich to Frankie Goodrich. The letter covers a scouting expedition of 200 that surprised and overtook the Georgia State Militia.
See also Perry C. Goodrich letter, MS 3508(m), Hargrett Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Sergeant Major Perry C. Goodrich was a Union soldier. He enlisted on October 19, 1861, in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He was appointed Sergeant on May 1, 1862 and to Sergeant Major on April 18, 1864. Goodrich mustered out of the service on February 10, 1865.
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_harg3509-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/do:harg3509-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Perry C. Goodrich letter, MS 3509. 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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