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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09271.2 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 5 letters written during Sherman's March to the Sea |
| Title | Letter from Albert Whitley to his sister regarding recent successes by the Union army |
| Date | 12 March 1865 |
| Author | Whitley, Albert (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is confident that the Union is gaining in numbers and will soon be too much for General Lee: "We have taken several Towns of importance but they lay in ashes now, & so do the most of the buildings along the line of march. Each corps took a road by its self, so by this means we laid waste to a strip of country fifty miles in width, there is nothing eatable left behind. General Grant will soon have an army in Lee's rear that will be too large for Lee to cope with, and the South will have to come to terms of peace soon." Whitley's report of the triumphant approach to Savannah and the subsequent pursuit of Johnston offers a rare glimpse into the final, desperate days of the Confederate army. |
| Subjects | Sherman's March to the Sea Soldier's Letter Union Forces Confederate States of America Military History Civil War Union Soldier's Letter Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Whitley, Albert (fl. 1865) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 141 Br. 1 Div. 20th Corps |