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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC08270.04 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of 6 letters from a Georgia officer to his wife |
Title | Amos K. Schumpert to dear, loving and sweet wife regarding leaving for Atlanta |
Date | 4 November 1864 |
Author | Schumpert, Amos K. (fl. 1864) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | they are expecting to leave soon, most likely in the direction of Atlanta. fears there will be a lot of sickness in camp this winter |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Union Forces Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Union General Confederate General or Leader |
People | Schumpert, Amos K. (fl. 1864) |
Place written | Camp Stevens |
Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
Additional Information | Folder Information: Schumbert, a Georgia officer and plantation owner, writes six letters to his wife describing daily activities and detailing futile Confederate military efforts, under the command of General Meloy, to turn back Sherman's forces: "[I]t seems that we cannot check the Yankies anywhere." |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |