William W. Knight Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-52
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of letters written by William W. Knight while he was fighting in the Civil War. They are addressed to his wife and father. All of the letters in this collection have been copied from their original paper and the dates span 1861-1863.
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Dates
- 1861-1863
- Acquired: 1985-01-03
Creator
- Knight, William W. (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language
English
Abstract
William W. Knight was born around 1829 in what is today Berrien County, Ga. He married Mary E. Carroll in 1855 and they conceived a daughter, Lillian Melissa, on March 22, 1862. Knight was the son of Levi Knight and Ann Clements/Herrin. He enlisted in the army on October 1, 1861. Knight served in the 29th GA infantry in company K. He was 6 feet in height, with dark hair and blue eyes. He died December 27, 1863.
Source of Acquisition
William J. Knight
Method of Acquisition
signed Donor Agreement form
Appraisal Information
indicates that there are old law books in storage. If we got them they would have gone to library general.
- 25th Georgia Regiment
- 30th Georgia Regiment
- Anderson, W.H.
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- Baldres, J.W.
- Bayonet
- Blackbeard
- Cameron, William
- Camp Spaulding
- Camp Tatnall
- Camp Wheeler
- Camp Young
- Canstons Bluff
- Captain Henry
- Captain Lamb
- Carroll, William
- Chapman, Colbert
- Charleston
- Chattanooga
- Coleman, John
- Coleman, Manning
- Colonel Stiles
- Colonel Wilson
- Columbus (Ga.)
- Darien
- Deasonville
- Diarrhea
- Fender, James
- Fender, Manning
- Florence, S.C.
- Florida
- Fort Jackson (S.C.)
- Fort McCallister
- Fort Pulaski
- Garrett, Benjamin
- General Bragg
- Giddens, Edmund E.
- Green, Alonzo
- Griffin, John M.
- Jackson, Mississippi
- James Island
- Jones, William
- Kingsville, S.C.
- Kite
- Knight, Mary
- Letters
- Liles, L.L.
- Lindsey, Matthew
- Luke, Mac
- Major Bryan
- Mathis, Edmond
- Mattox, Aaron
- Meagan, John
- Meerdon, Joshua
- Megan, John
- Mumps
- Naylor
- New Orleans
- Ogechee Bridge
- Old Abe
- Parrish, John
- Parrish, Reddin B.
- Patterson, John
- Pneumonia
- Richmond
- Roberts, Jasper M.
- Savannah
- Sergeant John Herndon
- Sermon, William
- St. John’s hospital
- Strickland, Joseph
- Tennessee
- Truitt, Jacob
- Typhoid fever
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Vicksburg
- Virginia
- Warren, William
- Wilmington (N.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Yazoo City (Miss.)
Creator
- Knight, William W. (Family)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-15: Revised for DACS compliance by Douglas Carlson.
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu