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James Anderson Terrell Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0392
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the autobiographical memoirs of James Anderson Terrell, a Confederate soldier, settler, cowboy, and politician. Written when Terrell was in his late seventies, the bulk of the material centers on his experiences during the American Civil War and his later time spent pioneering in Kansas. Additional topics include his beginnings in Georgia, life during Reconstruction, and his return to Georgia at the end of his life.

Dates: Existence: 1837 - 1921

John A. McCreary Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0217
Scope and Contents

This letter was written from John McCreary to his mother on January 26, 1865 while he was serving in the Confederate States of America Army. It was written from Camp Ferguson's Brigade, Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia.

Dates: 1865

John Archibald Campbell papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0022
Scope and Contents This collection consists of photocopies of letters, papers, and printed material by or about John Archibald Campbell, including nine letters to his son, Duncan G. Campbell (1853-1865), material relating to John A. Campbell's interviews with Abraham Lincoln in Richmond, April, 1865, and to his imprisonment in Fort Pulaski; printed speeches and interviews; five letters (photocopies) from Campbell to Secretary of State William H. Seward relating to Campbell's efforts to mediate the problem of...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1975

Robert Hanson Fleming Diary

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0073
Scope and Contents

His diary describes Fleming's flight to Augusta, Ga. after the fall of Richmond, guarding the specie of the Confederate treasury. There is also a furlough permit, May 2, 1865, signed by Commandant William H. Parker.

Dates: Inclusive Mar. 28-May 16, 1865