Madison Kilpatrick Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies and transcriptions of five letters written by Pvt. Madison Kilpatrick to his family who lived on a farm near Godfrey, Putnam Co., Georgia. The photocopies of the manuscripts and typescripts were provided by Georgia State Archives, February 1965. Also included is the correspondece between Mr. Norman B. Cranford and the Georgia Department of Archives and History regarding the letters from Kilpatrick.
Dates
- August 1864 - October 1864
- 1965
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open without restriction.
Biographical / Historical
Kilpatrick, of Putnam Co., Georgia, enlisted as a private in Co. H, 5th Regiment, Georgia Militia on July 6, 1864 and surrendered on April 26, 1865.
Extent
1 Folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donors to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Existence and Location of Copies
Letters have been scanned and transcribed, and are available online in the Auburn University Digital Collection "Civil War Diaries and Letters".
Processing Information
Processed by CJD April 1966. Finding aid added to ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland October 1, 2019. Revised by Joanna Ashley, 2025.
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864
- Confederate States of America -- Social life and customs
- Confederate States of America. Army (General subdivision: Field service.)
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Plantations -- Georgia
- Sherman's March to the Sea
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
- Title
- Guide to the Madison Kilpatrick Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 31
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CJD
- Date
- April 1966
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
