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Augusta (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Ambrose Ransome Wright letter

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-079
Abstract

Typecopied letter written by Confederate General Ambrose Ransom Wright to his wife contanining an eyewitness account of the battle of Gettysburg. Contains his testimony, battle maneuvers, casualities, and battle plans.

Dates: Created: 1863; Acquired: 1982

Arthur Grabowski papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-106
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of loose papers, clippings, notes, correspondence, and photocopies of archival materials on Arthur Grabowski and the Grabowski family genealogy.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 12/04/1984

Augusta Newspaper collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-331
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of two Augusta-based newspapers. The first is a copy of the Augusta Observer, dated 1931. The second is the 175th Anniversary edition of the Augusta Chronicle, dated 1960.

Dates: Augusta Observer: 1931/07/10; Other: Augusta Chronicle: 1960/05/08

Autograph and Autographed Photographs collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-191
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of autographs and autographed photograph prints containing signatures of figures such as presidents, first ladies, justices, and other government officials. Signatures include those of: Edith Wilson, Charles E. Hughes, William Taft, Robert Taft, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, and Herman Talmadge. Autographed photograph prints include signatures from Joseph Rucker Lamar and William Taft, with personal inscriptions.

Dates: Created: 1913-1924; Other: 1983-2019

Benson Family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-100
Overview

Spanning the 19th and early 20th centuries, this collection documents the Benson family, with a primary focus on Berry Benson's military, literary, and historical research papers. The collection also includes family diaries by Charles and Arthur Benson and scrapbooks compiled by Jeanie Benson chronicling Augusta's cultural history.

Dates: Created: 1865-1954; Acquired: 1981-1993

Clinch Rifle records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-067
Overview

A collection of records documenting the history and operations of the Clinch Rifle Company, a confederate militia during the civil war. Contains meeting minutes, administrative papers, and member lists.

Dates: Created: 1851-1926; Acquired: 1980

Enslaved People in Richmond County records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS -441
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of legal and financail records detailing the purchase of several enslaved people in Richmond County, Georgia. Collection is primarily made up of deed of sales and general legal papers, including materials on freed slaves in the area.

Dates: 1799-1860

Francis Edgeworth Eve Scrapbook

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-011
Abstract

A Confederate Survivors Association scrapbook compiled by Francis Edgeworth Eve. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials.

Dates: Created: 1893-1900; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1979

Henry Clay Roney & Peace Family papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-001
Overview

A brief collection of financial, legal, and personal documents from the life and career of Henry C. Roney and Philip Pearce.

Dates: Created: 1780-1930; Other: Date acquired: 02/07/1978

Henry S. Dortic Correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-191
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of typed letters written by Henry S. Dortic of the 48th regiment of the Confederacy to his mother, who resided in Augusta, Georgia from March to June 1862. These lettes cover his experiences in the regiment, as well as the sociocultural environment of the American Civil War. Collection also contains several handwritten pages of Civil War research from an unknown source.

Dates: Created: March-June 1862

Letter from George W. Rains discussing the construction of the Confederate Powder Works

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-436
Content Description

A letter written by George Washington Rains discussing the work of D. H. Denning on the construction of the Confederate Powder Works. The letter mentions the architectural plans of C. Shater Smith, and general information about the construction project, including the obelisk chimney. The letter is written on a University of Georgia Medical Department Medical College of Georgia letterhead.

Dates: 1880-07-29

Miscellaneous family bibles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-073
Abstract

Family bibles- only title pages and family information kept.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 12/00/1983