1863-09: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, transcription of letter

1863-09: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, transcription of letter

This document is a transcription of a letter from George Washington Cherry near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his family in Alabama in September 1863. This brief letter lists those in his unit that were lost or injured in battle. The referenced battle was probably part of the Chickamauga campaign. This...

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Main Author: Cherry, George Washington
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Family letters
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/cherry01,39
format Electronic
collection Cherry Family Civil War Letters Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Family letters
spellingShingle Family letters
1863-09: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, transcription of letter
Cherry, George Washington
fulltopic Family letters
Cherry family; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties;
Government & Politics -- Military; Peoples -- Military Life;
spelling 1863-09: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, transcription of letterThis document is a transcription of a letter from George Washington Cherry near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his family in Alabama in September 1863. This brief letter lists those in his unit that were lost or injured in battle. The referenced battle was probably part of the Chickamauga campaign. 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.Letter No. 7 On the battle field 5 miles from Chattanooga Sept ? 1863 Dear folks at home. I got a chance to start a letter to you and I embrace it. We have been fighting two days and my company is pretty badly cut up. I am yet safe and I trust that the same hand that has protected me will still protect me. Let us put our trust in him. I had two killed, 10 wounded and 5 missing –killed are Privates Carden and Galleger [?], wounded are Lt. Worthy, W.R. Christian, Corp.Rush, Privates Byrd, Echols, Kauffman, Petty, E. Greenberry, Hanner [?] and Johnson. Missing Terrell, Page, Barrett, Fair, McNarry. Jimmy Lockhart and Bill Calvert safe. Yesterday was the hardest day I ever saw and I trust I never shall see another such. We took the battle field and slept in the _________ camp last night. I cannot give you any particulars yet. As soon as I get the chance I will write full particulars for the information of all concerned. I am well but homesick. God help you. /s/ G.W. CherryCherry, George Washington1863-09Cherry family; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties;Government & Politics -- Military; Peoples -- Military Life;Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States1863-09Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, 1827-2018, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 1262, Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 351 page, 27.9 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; Text1262-18-027-090_Transcription of letter from George Washington Cherry to Folks at home 1863 September Chattanooga TN.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/cherry01/id/39
title 1863-09: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, transcription of letter
titleStr 1863-09: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, transcription of letter
description This document is a transcription of a letter from George Washington Cherry near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his family in Alabama in September 1863. This brief letter lists those in his unit that were lost or injured in battle. The referenced battle was probably part of the Chickamauga campaign. 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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