MS. Manuscript Collections
Classification
Collection number: MS
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lieutenant Andrew McConnell Civil War Diary
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-12
Scope and Contents
The diary was written in pocket-sized editions and each was sent home after it was completed. The collection in the Valdosta State Archives has two folders, each containing an identical copy of the McConnell diary. The diary is divided into five volumes, the last of which was written by John Albert Feaster Coleman after McConnell died. Kathleen and Mary Bess Coleman and Julia and Mary Faucette owned four of the original volumes of the diary. Donald Clayton owned one book, which he found...
Dates:
1861-1865
William Knight Civil War Letters, 1861-1863
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-52
Abstract
The William W. Knight Civil War Letters Collection consists of correspondence authored by William Washington Knight during his service in the Civil War. The letters are addressed to his wife and father, and provide personal insights into his experiences on the battlefield. The collection includes copies of the original letters, dating from 1861 to 1863, and contains 36 handwritten letters.
Dates:
1861-1863; Acquired: 1985-01-03