CIRCA 1865 HANDWRITTEN CONFEDERATE SOLDIER CIVIL WAR DIARY & ARCHIVE 37 GA REGT

The items belonged to Grant James. This is the same , G rant James Anderson who is the author of the well-cited genealogical monograph, "Anderson-Owen-Beall Families", published by Whittet & Shepperson in Richmond, VA in October 1909.

Included with the diary are 40 pieces of ephemera, letters, postcards, and documents. First the diary: Anderson was a member of Co. Georgia Regt, Taylor's Brigade , Bates Division Army of the Tennessee the Holloway Grey's. He was assigned to a hospital unit interestingly his father was a well known Doctor. The following months have no entries June , July, Aug , and parts of Sept.

The diary also has two pieces of red and black calico fabric sewn to the leather. The remainder of the pages are are filled with entries. He documents the last four months Jan , Feb, March and April of the civil war. There is also post civil war commentary for the year 1866.

Anderson's diary gives fascinating insight into the final months of the war. He mentions the primitive conditions while traveling and different towns that were destroyed during the war. I will add brief excerpts from the diary and letters after the description. The archive contains correspondence between other members of the Andersen family with many later letters addressed to Grant J Anderson. He lived a long life the latest postcard to him is dated 1915.

Some highlights from the archive. A 4 or 5 page letter titled Race Relations, where the author discuses his thoughts on the subject, which were very unpopular at the time. One letter from an aunt describes the funeral of Dr Anderson to her niece, the letter states how she had never saw Masons cry such big tears its dated 1860. An interesting letter from Doctor James Anderson dated March 7.

1847 written aboard the steamboat Gladiator with other gentleman heading to Charleston South Carolina. James Anderson was an MD.

Foreman of a Grand Jury 05/1852. Trustee to the Union Hill Academy in 1833. Examiner of Teachers in 1858. He was a Taylor political supporter, (Vice President Taylor Corps) and a Mason in the City of Thomaston. Included is a marvelous handwritten family.

In the hand of James Anderson. Our wagon train ordered down to Tupila.

Calloway leaves me to go with ambulance , he is going to the. We come out twelve miles and camp. I mess with Col Frazier and Tom Flood. Leave camp in a cold rain get wet to the skin travel all day through the rain tonight camp in a swamp still raining so we cant dry we are compelled to sleep in our wet clothes. Cross the town creek near cotton gin port in a flat boat travel seven miles through the worst roads. I ever saw Mud being ten or twelve inch deep. Our train is halted near Mr Wilson's until further orders to rest.

Col Frazier & I call on the misses Wilson and a group of widows from Aberdeen. Whom I could not fancy at all.

But the Col seemed to be taken with her and so did several of our Brig who visited them. Leave on our way for Columbus at day light pass through Aberdeen which had been a beautiful city place. Before the war , but the yanks have destroyed some of the buildings cross Tom Bigley river and camp at night. In log huts five miles south of Aberdeen. Today we begin crossing the river at about 8'o clock , came out eleven miles from Nashville to camp. In a low marshy place we have plenty wood and of course plenty of fire but torrents of rain tonight put it out.

Our commissary wagons leave for Columbus after rations , and I come with them on my way to the Regt. But at Columbus I learn that no train will leave in ten days. Therefore I enter Newson Hospital until I can. Weather somewhat warmer I learn that our Corps leave for Georgia from Tupilo I feel I cannot escape the march over such muddy roads my feet are swollen and painful. This morning is pleasant ans spring like making one feels very merry and one feels like home and its pleasures.

I go before the examining board I see Doctor Flewllen he being here to inspect the hospitals. We receive orders to leave to cross the river into La GA. At 10 o'clock this morning I got orders to remain.

In charge of medical stores and go with them to the front. Pass through the town of Meriden at light on the Southern road I pass through Jackson see type of Yankee Negro solider get to Big Black River before dark. From the letter of Doctor James Anderson 1847. We are at Wilmington SC on the steam boat Gladiator about to set out for Charleston. Evens is at home two or Three days before this time with his negros.

The item "CIRCA 1865 HANDWRITTEN CONFEDERATE SOLDIER CIVIL WAR DIARY & ARCHIVE 37 GA REGT" is in sale since Sunday, January 31, 2016. This item is in the category "Antiques\Books & Manuscripts\American". The seller is "chumatt28" and is located in San Francisco, California. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to Japan, to Australia, to Canada, to Mexico.

Binding: Leather
Subject: Americana
Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
Special Attributes: handwritten, diary , letters civil war,
Year Printed: 1865