1864-09-27: George Washington Cherry to Francis Eugenia Parsons Cherry, letter
This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Fairburn, Georgia, to his wife Francis "Fannie" Eugenia Parsons Cherry in Alabama on September 27, 1864. It describes Cherry's standing on picket before the main part of the army, and the loss of his belongings in Griffin to t...
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1864-09-27: George Washington Cherry to Francis Eugenia Parsons Cherry, letterThis document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Fairburn, Georgia, to his wife Francis "Fannie" Eugenia Parsons Cherry in Alabama on September 27, 1864. It describes Cherry's standing on picket before the main part of the army, and the loss of his belongings in Griffin to the Union army's advance. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.[page 1]
Camp 45th Ala Sept 27th 1864
On picket near Fairburn Ga
Dear Fannie
It has been so long since I received a
letter from you. – I hardly know when the last
one came. We have had no mail in the regt
[crossed out: for] since we have been here. I have a
chance to send this by a negro that is going
home. I have no change to record since my
last letter to you. We are getting on after the
same old sort I have fared better than usual
since we have been on picket here We are in
front of our main army and can occasionally
get potatoes, syrup and so forth by paying pretty
high for them I am consequently in better
health than I have been. I never hear from
home or any where else, and although I can
tramp about more than is usual for soldiers
yet I can hear less. If Nick comes on soon
please send me my overcoat and a pair or
two of socks. – I am afraid that my satchell
and all my clothing except what I have with
me is lost. It was stored in Griffin and
now that country is open to the enemy I suppose
and I do not know that it has been moved
I have got 2 shirts 2 prs drawers, a jacket
and a pr pants – about as much as I need if we march
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I am going on a scouting expedition now
directly – between the picket lines I hope
I shall get a good dinner to day.
I requested Em in a former letter to copy
the little memorandum of notes and accounting
but I want you to be sure to retain the
original book. Give my love to all and
our little children. May He that has protected
still protect us Yours truly
GW Cherry
Please write frequentlyCherry, George Washington1864-09-27Cherry family; Cherry, Francis Eugenia Parsons--Correspondence; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 45th; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; Operational rations (Military supplies);Government & Politics -- Military; Peoples -- Military Life; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction;Fairburn, Fulton County, Georgia, United States1864-09-27Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, 1827-2018, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 1262, Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 472 pages, 21.1 cmengAuburn, Ala. : Auburn University LibrariesThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Stillimage; Text1262-18-027-120_Letter from George Washington Cherry to Francis Eugenia Parsons Cherry 1864 September 27 Fairburn GA.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/cherry01/id/28 |
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1864-09-27: George Washington Cherry to Francis Eugenia Parsons Cherry, letter |
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This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Fairburn, Georgia, to his wife Francis "Fannie" Eugenia Parsons Cherry in Alabama on September 27, 1864. It describes Cherry's standing on picket before the main part of the army, and the loss of his belongings in Griffin to the Union army's advance. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
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