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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02176.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Matthew Wood, C company, 9th regiment, Ohio, Cavalry |
| Title | Matthew Wood to Sarah Wood describes the march through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and being driven from camp by shelling |
| Date | 23 December 1864 |
| Author | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1891) |
| Recipient | Wood, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from Savannah, Georgia to his wife. Describes the march through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah, after receiving orders from General Judson Kilpatrick, and being harassed by guerrilla fighters. Describes the destruction in good detail: "All the main wealth of the country was consumed by fire as we marched along the country was filled with smoke." Joins with General Judson Kilpatrick's division, who had a fight with Joseph Wheeler's cavalry, and they are then pursued by Wheeler's men. Moves on to Macon and Waynesboro. Describes being driven from camp by shelling as "the most trying scene of my life" I could hear the jagged pieces of iron a whizzing and cutting the limbs." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Cavalry Sherman's March to the Sea Confederate General or Leader Guerrilla Warfare Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Union General Confederate States of America Artillery Battle |
| People | Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1890) Wood, Sarah (fl. 1862-1916) Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson (1836-1881) Wheeler, Joseph (1836-1906) |
| Place written | Savannah, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Matthew Wood served in the Ohio Ninth Cavalry with Burnside's army in Tennessee, and William T. Sherman's army at the burning of Atlanta and capture of Savannah. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, C company |