1864-05-22: George Washington Cherry to Folks at Home, letter
This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Georgia to his family in Alabama on May 22, 1864. The letter describes the battle of Dug Gap and subsequent march through parts of Georgia. Portions of the letter are illegible due to fading. This item has been aggregated as part of the Asso...
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1864-05-22: George Washington Cherry to Folks at Home, letter |
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1864-05-22: George Washington Cherry to Folks at Home, letter |
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This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Georgia to his family in Alabama on May 22, 1864. The letter describes the battle of Dug Gap and subsequent march through parts of Georgia. Portions of the letter are illegible due to fading. 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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1864-05-22: George Washington Cherry to Folks at Home, letterThis document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Georgia to his family in Alabama on May 22, 1864. The letter describes the battle of Dug Gap and subsequent march through parts of Georgia. Portions of the letter are illegible due to fading. 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]
[illegible] woods near[?] [illegible] Ga
May 22 [illegible]64
Dear Folks at home
I have now had one day
[illegible] will try and give you
an account of my ups and downs since
I have been on this hard tramp. The last
letter I wrote you (except a short note [to?] Sister
was when we were in the ditches in front of
Dalton. I had just finished writing it when
we were ordered to fall in, and we marched
to Dug-Gap about 6 miles west of Dalton, and
arrived there about 8 oclock Sunday night, May
8th, just as the fight there was closing. We
[illegible]ll for about 2 miles before
we stopped, that were thrown over the mountain
by the enemy. We staid on the mountain Sunday
night, Monday, and Monday night. On Tuesday
morning early we started and marched to
Resaca, about 15 miles, and [crossed out: just as before we]
back to Dug-Gap by an hour by sun[?] in
the evening. Slept all night and started back
toward Resaca early Wednesday morning
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Went 5 or 6 miles and stopped to rest untill
about 2 oclock P.M. Then marched about
6[?] miles, stacked arms and commenced getting
wood to cook Rations when we were startled
by heavy firing [crossed out: in] about a quarter of
a mile off. Every man dropped his wood
and ran to his place in line thinking that
we were attacked by calvary. It proved
to be a false alarm caused by one of
our brigades firing off their guns for the
purpose of cleaning them. We cooked
some bread that night and next morning
we moved about a mile, built us some breast-
works with bags[?]. Nick came to us while
we were at work. We stayed here Thursday
night and on fryday left our works and
came out to near resaca, took our place
in line of battle and built more works
The Yankees attacked us Saturday Morning late[?]
We fought them all day Saturday but not
hard in our part of the line. Saturday [night?]
my company stood picket about 50 yards
in front of our works and had the pleasure
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of keeping awake all night and being shot
at every time we made the least bit of
noise. At day break next morning (Sunday)
we went back to our works and staid all
day. heavy fighting on our right nearly
all day just in our front was only
[illegible]ing. A little after dark we
[illegible] by our right flank and left our works
and went through Resaca, crossed the river
Tuckers old Company was left on picket and
lost five[?] either killed or captured. None
lost in my company. Benj Rush[?] fell
shot in [illegible] and [illegible]
[illegible] from that time untill
we stopped here day before yesterday
appears to me like a dream. we have
generally marched in the night and part
of the day and I have no distinct recoll[ection?]
of our movements but have been so sleepy
and tired all the while. We came through
Calhoun, Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville
Kingston, stopped three times to fight and
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now we are here and that is about all
I know about it. I have been very fortunate
am unhurt and not a man in my company
killed only 2 or three in the regiment
We know nothing of our future movements
I guess the Yankees are still trying to
flank us and I would not be surprised
if they[?] were in Atlanta before long
We are now about forty miles north of
Atlalta near the Etowah River
I have not changed clothes since the 7th[?]
ult and am about as dusty as it is possible
to be. I went in the creek yesterday and
washed my body. My clothes are with
the wagon[?] and the wagons are I don't
know where May God protect us as
He has always done. I believe He will
God bless our children. Give my
love to all and write often
Direct your letters thus. GW Cherry
Co. B 45th Ala Regt
Lowry's Brigade
Army of TennesseeCherry, George Washington1864-05-22Atlanta Campaign, 1864; Cherry 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;Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life;Georgia, United States1864-05-22Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, 1827-2018, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 1262, Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 414 pages, 20.1 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; Text1262-18-027-102_Letter from George Washington Cherry to Folks at Home, 1864 May 22 GA.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/cherry01/id/48 |