Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections: An Annotated Bibliography

Acknowledgments

This book represents a figurative and literal journey for me. I began working on it when I was an undergraduate at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, in 1999. Three years and several thousand miles later I completed it in Fort Worth, Texas, while working toward a PhD at Texas Christian University. Along the way I made many friends who showed me that no man takes a journey alone. The following is my attempt to recognize them for all of the valuable contributions they made. Dr. Keith Bohannon of West Georgia State University; Bill Smedlund of Sharpsburg, Georgia; and Ronald Moseley of Atlanta, Georgia, all played critical roles in this project. They provided me with their research notes, advice, and came to my rescue when I needed help. Ronald spent many weeks at various archives in Atlanta for no other reason than to help me. Dr. Steven Woodworth of Texas Christian University provided valuable guidance on the publishing end of the process, sharing his wisdom and sage advice. This work would have been impossible without the gracious help of Georgia’s professional archivists and public historians. Without exception they generously gave me permission to adapt or outright copy manuscript descriptions they had written. Most notable are the staff of the special collections department of the Robert W. Woodruff library at Emory University for giving me permission to reproduce a major portion of their guide to Civil War holdings at Emory. Some archivists, such as those at the Troup County Archives and the Zack Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University, upon fielding my queries about their collections, selflessly wrote descriptions specifically for this project. Their professionalism and commitment to excellence is to be admired. The following people also lent their time or advice to this project and I am deeply indebted to them. Their knowledge of the Civil War, local libraries, and archives made this book possible. I would like to thank: Linda Aaron, Elbert County Historical Society; Bernice Couey Bishop Anderson, Rome, Georgia; Barbara Baker, Appling County Heritage Center; Chuck Barber, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia (UGA); Art Bergeron, United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Jack Bridwell, Moultrie County, Georgia; Susan G. Broome,Tift College Archives, Mercer University; Melissa Bush, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, UGA; Pat Cates, Kennesaw Civil War Museum; Carolyn Chason, Roddenberry Memorial Library, Grady County, Georgia; Earl Cleland, Brantley County, Georgia; Penny Cliff, Thomaston-Upson Archives, Forsyth, Georgia; Anne Davis, McIntosh County, Georgia; Linda Denby, Hall County, Georgia; Matthew Eidson, Georgia Department of Archives and History; Samuel Elliott, Signal Mountain, Tennessee; Greg Eow, Dekalb Historical Society; Brian T. Flowers, Milledgeville, Georgia; Sue Forrester, Dade County, Georgia; Rob Frederick, Peachtree City, Georgia; David Friedly, Union County, Georgia; Larry K. Fryer, Columbia, Maryland; Mary Gallant, Lumpkin County Library; Teresa A. Gentry, Rome Floyd County Library; John Griffin, Moultrie, Georgia; Jim Guss, Pierce County Historical and Genealogical Society; Beth Haines, Oxford College of Emory University; Tina Harris, Jackson County Historical Society; Don Harvey, Michigan in the Civil War website; John Harvey, Georgia Department of Archives and History; Holly R. Heitman, Rockdale Public Library; Steve Hill, Whitfield County, Georgia; Jim Holcomb, Harrison, Tennessee; Rebecca Homan, Gainesville College Library; Tommy Houston, Long County, Georgia; Christopher Hunt, Thomas County, Georgia; Barry N. Jackson, Troup County Archives; Ed Jackson, Carl Vinson Institute, UGA; Ken Jones, University Librarian, Tarleton State University; Ronald E. Jones, Powell,Tennessee; Mauriel Joslyn, Hancock County, Georgia; Paula Knight, Georgia State College and University; Dr. Tom Lagow, Shorter College; Helen Matthews, Atlanta History Center; Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County Archives; Karen T. Ledford, Stephens County Georgia; Kris and Larry G. Ligget, Indiana in the Civil War website; John E.Limeburner,Fannin County,Georgia; Jackie Ling, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Coby Linton, Georgia Historical Society; Jean B. Logan, Quitman-Brooks County History Museum and Cultural Center; Craig Loyd, Simon Schwab Library, Columbus State University; Debra March, Young Harris College; Patricia Mason, Putnam County Library; Judy Mays, Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System; Ashley Moore, Peach County Public Library; Lisa Nelson Windham, Taylor County, Georgia; Pierre-Rene Noth, Rome, Georgia; Val Nye, Georgia State College and University, Special Collections; Jim Ogden, Chickamauga National Battlefield Park; Sara Amos Parham, Baldwin County, Georgia; William E. Parrish, Mississippi State University; Edward Patterson, Franklin County, Georgia; Charlotte Patton, Darlington School Archives, Rome, Georgia; Andy Phrydas,George Department of Archives and Acknowledgments xii Acknowledgments History; Tony Pope, Rome, Georgia; Mike Purdy, Georgia Civil War website; Peer Ravnan,Washington Library,Middle Georgia Archives; Ricky Ray...