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Cornelius C. Platter Civil War diary, 1864-1865
A personal account of Sherman's march through Georgia and north through the Carolinas.
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Creator
Platter, Cornelius C.
Publisher
Cornelius C. Platter Civil War diary, 1864-1865
Date of Original
1864-11/1865-04-27
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 81st (1861-1865)
Soldiers--Ohio--Diaries
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March through the Carolinas
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
Columbia (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
Medium
diaries
journals (accounts)
Type
Text
Description
Title from title screen.
Digital images and transcriptions of original manuscripts, scanned, transcribed, and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001.
The collection consists of a Civil War diary of Lt. (later Capt.) Cornelius C. Platter from November, 1864 to April 27, 1865. Platter's diary from November, 1864 to April 27, 1865 details Sherman's march through Georgia from Rome to Savannah and the march north through the Carolinas. He gives dates, times, and lengths of marches; describes the weather, locale, scenery, and food as well as orders, rumors, positions, troop moral, and administrative duties. The diary includes a description of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, the news of the Confederate surrender, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The site also contains a Civil War timeline, related links and archival collections, suggested readings, a name index, and notes on the project.
Rights Holder
The material on this site is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as a statement of availability pertaining to the appropriate owning institution is included in the text.
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
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