1864-07-06: 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 July 6, 1864. The letter describes Cherry's movements in the ongoing battle of Marietta, and discusses plans for the family to relocate and raise various crops and livestock. The letter also lays out...
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| Summary: | This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Georgia to his family in Alabama, on July 6, 1864. The letter describes Cherry's movements in the ongoing battle of Marietta, and discusses plans for the family to relocate and raise various crops and livestock. The letter also lays out plans that his family should follow if the south is overrun by "the enemy," and mentions a rumor of disaster to Grant's army. 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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