Aaron M. Sewell correspondence, 1862-1864

Author/Creator:

Sewell, Aaron M., -1864

Publication/Creation:

1862-1864

Resource Type:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Aaron M. Sewell correspondence, 1862-1864

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Dorset family
Sewell family
Yeargan, Burton
Confederate States of America.Army.Georgia Infantry Regiment, 39th.Company H.
Confederate States of America.Army--Military life
Soldiers--Georgia
Soldiers--Family relationships
Soldiers--Religious life
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Description/Summary

Finding Aid:

Finding aid available electronically

Summary:

The collection consists of a microfilm copy of the correspondence of Aaron M. Sewell from 1862-1864. The correspondence consists of 35 letters of Sewell and 14 letters of his wife Louisa and other relatives. All of Sewell's letters were addressed to his wife, but some contained notes to his father-in-law, brother-in-law and other members of the family. Letters to him, other than those from his wife were from a soldier, P. R. Dorsett - or Dorset - and from his brother S. C. Sewell (Cicero). There is one letter from Burton Yeargon, a soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia, to his cousin Louisa. All of the letters, which cover the period May 3, 1862 through June 17, 1864, were written while he was in the Confederate Army. Topics discussed are health, crops, family, the economy, and religion, as well as military activities.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials entirely in English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 microfilm reel

Restrictions on Access:

Unrestricted access.

Organization and Arrangement:

Organized into two groups: letters written by Aaron M. Sewell and letters of his wife Louisa and others. Each group arranged in chronological order.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Aaron M. Sewell, Confederate soldier, was born about 1840 in Chatooga County, Georgia, and died near Marietta, Georgia, in June 1864. He served as a private in the 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment near Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee (summer 1862), Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. He aided in the defense of Vicksburg, was captured at Champion's Hill and sent to Ft. Delaware (May 1863), and remained in parole camps until exchanged. He was near Dalton, Georgia (winter 1863-1864), helping oppose Sherman's march south when he was killed in fighting.

Reproduction Note:

Available only on microfilm.

Location of Originals:

Originals in possession of donor.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990027680160302486

OCLC Number:

80213227

Barcode:

1062810-1001