- Title:
- Dixon family papers, 1848-1863
- Creator:
- Dixon family
- Date of Original:
- 1848/1863
- Subject:
- Dixon family--Correspondence
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 28th
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location:
- United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The collection consists of papers relating to the Dixon family of Meriwether County, Georgia including correspondence of John L. Dixon at Collinsworth Institute, Joshua L. Render and his wife Mary Jane (Dixon) Render, and John Tillman Dixon. One letter mentions the Charleston Convention (1860). Of particular interest are three letters from John Tillman Dixon, serving with the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, to his sister Mary Jane, while stationed at Richmond during the Civil War. Includes an 1853 tax list that itemizes number of enslaved persons plus items of land, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, and carriage.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_2739
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Dixon family papers, ms2739, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 folder(s)
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
