Scope and Contents Letters of Dr. Gilbert to his wife, Maria West Gilbert, when he was serving as second lieutenant with the 1st Regiment Georgia Volunteers, the 8th Regiment Georgia State Guards later near Rome, Georgia, and the 1st Georgia State Militia near Savannah and Atlanta (1864). He inquired about agriculture, family, and slaves back home in Oak Grove near Perry, Houston County, Georgia, and described camp life in North Georgia. Several letters from his wife survive, notably one on hogkilling. ...