Collection: Civil War Collection / Genre: diaries / Date: 1864 to 1865 / Subject - Topics: Atlanta Campaign, 1864 / Rights Status: No Known Copyright / Access: Public - Emory Digital Collections Search Results

Start Over Collection Civil War Collection Genre diaries Date 1864 to 1865 Subject - Topics Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Rights Status No Known Copyright Access Public

1.
11-page diary of Union private Charles D. Gammon from May 3 to September 7, 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. Gammon was a member of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment, Company M. Very brief day-to-day account of time of moving from one position to another, of amount of firing and by whom, names of killed and wounded, number of "rounds" fired, various actions of both sides, such as building of fortifications and bridges, foraging activities, and state of the weather (typescript)

Creator:: Gammon, Charles D.
Date:: 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

2.
Diary written by John S. Lightfoot. Lightfoot served in the 45th Alabama Infantry Regiment. The diary documents events during the Atlanta campaign - May 7 - December 1, 1864 (typescript)

Creator:: Lightfoot, John S.
Date:: 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

3.
Four-page diary in the form of a Letter written by Kyle [Kiles]. Kiles served in Company F of the 32nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment. The entries describe his Company's movements while retreating from Tennessee toward Atlanta - July 14, 1864

Creator:: Kyle [Kiles]
Date:: July 14, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public