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31 July 1864
Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865
to Nancy E. Jones
Surrounding the city and three subsequent engagements; news of mutual acquaintances; rumors of Confederate reinforcements.
GLC02739.127
9 August 1864
Heavy shelling from Confederate forts; returning fire.
GLC02739.128
22 August 1864
Possibility of furlough; hopes of taking the city of Atlanta.
GLC02739.129
August 1864
Burning in and around Atlanta and Macon; circular from General Sherman congratulating the soldiers on their success.
GLC02739.130
8 September 1864
Marching through Atlanta; Confederate retreat.
GLC02739.131
10 September 1864
Irregular mail; expecting to leave Atlanta.
GLC02739.132
21 September 1864
Visit to the 57th Indiana volunteers; application for furlough; leaky tents; field chapel.
GLC02739.133
30 September 1864
Traveling to Bridgeport; disrupted communication with Nashville due to Confederate cavalry; Lincoln/McClellan election; private apology to his wife; surrender of Vicksburg; Lee's retreat.
GLC02739.134
5 October 1864
Furlough still unapproved; bad weather; Sheridan's success in the Shenandoah Valley.
GLC02739.135
9 October 1864
Departing for furlough immediately after pay is distributed.
GLC02739.136
9-12 November 1864
Journey to rejoin his regiment in Nashville after furlough; Abraham Lincoln's election.
GLC02739.137
13 November 1864
Successfully rejoining his regiment after furlough.
GLC02739.138
14-16 November 1864
Setting up camp near Pulaski; lack of prayer meetings; gambling by fellow soldiers; reduction in ranks.
GLC02739.139
17 November 1864
Incessant rain; washing clothes for other soldiers; sanitary rations; encouraging news in the papers.
GLC02739.140
20 November 1864
Orders to march in the morning.
GLC02739.141
21 November 1864
Sending his correspondence via William Reedy.
GLC02739.142
22-23 November 1864
Cold weather; lice.
GLC02739.143
24 November 1864
March to Columbia.
GLC02739.144
24-26 November 1864
Encounter with Confederate cavalry and other artillery fire; new conscripts; anticipating battle with Hood's forces; making breastworks in the middle of the night; defense by African American troops.
GLC02739.145
circa November 1864
Private correspondence.
GLC02739.146
8 December 1864
King, David C., fl. 1864-1865
Informing Jones's wife of his capture during a battle at Franklin, Tennessee.
GLC02739.147
12 January 1865
News of Jones's whereabouts.
GLC02739.148
4 April 1865
Details of his capture, imprisonment at Andersonville, and release.
GLC02739.149
5 April 1865
News from other prisoners captured at Franklin, but still no word from Jones.
GLC02739.150
13 April 1865
Lack of correspondence.
GLC02739.151
30 April 1865
Hopes of being mustered out.
GLC02739.152
13 June 1865
Arrival without furlough papers; commutation of rations. Written at the Benton Barracks Union Military Camp
GLC02739.153
14 June 1865
Requesting furlough papers; his discharge. Written at the Benton Barracks Union Military Camp
GLC02739.154
1861-1865
to Nancy E. Jones [incomplete]
Likenesses of his children; plans to send money home when it is safe; taking of Charleston and Generals Lee and Rosecrans; Confederates switching sides.
GLC02739.155
Devotion to his family; unchristian behavior of fellow soldiers; his diary.
GLC02739.156
Inquiring after presents for Phebe Jane.
GLC02739.157
to Phebe Jane Jones
With hand-shaped paper cut-out.
GLC02739.158
circa January 1863
[Map of fortifications]
GLC02739.159
1865
[Carte de visite of Nancy Jones]
Inscribed "Mother" with imprint of Burnett's Gallery on verso.
GLC02739.160
25 September 1865
[Carte de visite of Joseph Jones]
Inscribed "Father" with cancelled tax stamp on verso.
GLC02739.161
[Tintype of Joseph Jones]
GLC02739.162
14 July 1817
Preston, James Patton, 1774-1843
[Appointment of Richard Segar as sheriff for Middlesex County]
Partially printed document appointing Richard M Segar as sheriff of Middlesex County. Docket contains the names R. Blakey, Jos. Winter, Tho. Healy, Jno. B. Roane and Wm. Jesse.
GLC03434.01
27 May 1806
Wormeley, Ralph, fl. 1806
[Mortgage for Dragon-bridge plantation]
Ralph Wormeley deeds ownership of the Dragon-bridge plantation to John Taylor as payment for a one thousand five hundred dollar debt. The five hundred acre plantation in Middlesex county would be returned to Wormeley if he could repay the debt in...
GLC03434.02
October 1862
Chippie, Hettie, fl. 1862
[Articles established by the Colored Ladies Lincoln Association]
Hettie (also spelled Hetty) Chippie is listed as President and Mrs. Major Williams as Vice President. Organized to tend to sick and wounded Union soldiers, and to be connected to the Women's Pennsylvania Branch of the United States Sanitary...
GLC03434.03
20 February 1810
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
[Certificate of emancipation for Priscilla a negro woman]
Certificate stating that Benjamin West, a free negro, has bought the freedom of Priscilla, who will be his wife. "Benjamin West a free negro having purchased a negrowoman named Priscilla...Do hereby liberate and emancipate the said negrowoman...
GLC03434.04
19 July 1808
Berkley, Carter B., fl. 1808
[Manumission of Charlotte Robinson]
Emancipating Charlotte Robinson, as ordered in the will of Dr. George D. Spatt. Signed by Thomas M. Locke and Carter B. Berkeley, executors of the will of George Spratt. Also signed by George D. Nicolson, John Minor, Thomas Muse and Mr. Chew.
GLC03434.05
1 February 1806
Ross, James, fl. 1803
[Deed of emancipation for Daphne and her son]
Providing emancipation papers for his enslaved person, Daphne, and her son, James Corbin, due to "divers good causes and considerations." Also signed and attested by Overton Cosby.
GLC03434.06
26 July 1802
Cosby, Overton, fl. 1800-1806
[Ordering the appraisal of slaves]
Ordering list of men to appraise the enslaved people and personal estate of Edmund Berkeley of Prince William County. Court copy. The men ordered to perform the appraisal are Charles Carter, Charles Tyler, Richard Alexander and Matthew Whiting.
GLC03434.07
28 April 1800
Ordering list of men to appraise the enslaved people and personal estate of John Humphries. Court copy. The men ordered to perform the appraisal are Staige Davis, Peter Robinson, David Palmer and Gabriel Jones. Court copy.
GLC03434.08
23 June 1788
Champhill, William, fl. 1788
[Appointment for William Wood as surveyor]
Appointing William Wood as surveyor of the highway in Middlesex County.
GLC03434.09
13 December 1740
Laughlin, Thomas, fl. 1740
[Receipt from William Hackney]
A receipt from William Hackney for Patrick Pursell's account.
GLC03434.10
1740 circa
The estate of Patrick Pursell Dr
An account of the estate debts of Patrick Pursell.
GLC03434.11
5 March 1763 to 30 July 1764
Kemble, Stephen, 1740-1822
British Orderly Book
A record book containing British military orders and instructions including parale locations and infractions of soldiers.
GLC07126.01
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