Collection: Civil War Collection / Subject - Names: 3 selected - Emory Digital Collections Search Results

Start Over Collection Civil War Collection Subject - Names Andersonville Prison Subject - Names Confederate States of America--Prisons Subject - Names United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

1.
Letter from Joseph Wilson (Andersonville Prison, Georgia) to his wife. He writes of the terrible conditions and the numerous deaths in the prison. Attached is a note saying that Wilson died in Andersonville and that a clock was to be raffled for the benefit of his wife and children - July 21, 1864 (photocopy)

Creator:: Wilson, Joseph
Date:: July 21, 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

2.
Diary of George W. Pennington from August 1862 to September 1864, with the diary ending four days before his death at Andersonville prison. Pennington was a member of the 141st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Additionally, there are a number of letters written to members of his family (photocopy)

Creator:: Pennington, George W.
Date:: August 1862 to September 1864
Format:: Text
Access:: Public