Madison Kilpatrick Papers
Collection — Box: Short Collection 3
Identifier: 0031
Scope and Contents
Five letters written by Pvt. Madison Kilpatrick to his family who lived on a farm near Godfrey, Putnam Co., Georgia. Photocopies of manuscripts and typescripts provided by Georgia State Archives, February 1965.
Dates
- August 1864 - October 1864
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
Existence and Location of Copies
Letters have been scanned and transcribed, and are available online in Auburn University Digital Libraries: Civil War Letters.
Processing Information
Processed by CJD April 1966. Added to ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland October 1, 2019.
- 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
- Under Revision
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
