George Family Letters

Collection — Box: Short Collection 5, Folder: 1

Identifier: 0085

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photocopied and typescript letters (1859) from Mary A. George to her children, Mary J. and Charles H., during a trip north with her husband; letters (1861-64) from Charles H. George to his sisters, Mary J. and Mattie; and letters (1865-66) from Charles H. George's widow, Flora, to Mattie George.

Dates

1859 - 1866

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The George family lived in Griffin, Georgia where Reverend George was a minister of the Episcopal Church. His son, Charles H. George, enlisted in 1861 in a Georgia regiment which was stationed near Norfolk, Virginia. In May 1862, he received a commission in a battalion of sharpshooters of the 5th Georgia Infantry, stationed in Mississippi. He served in Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia, and died of wounds received during the Atlanta Campaign.