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P. A. Norris Civil War letter

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0257M

Scope and Contents

Letter to Norris' mother from the Point Lookout, Maryland, prisoners camp, August 14

Dates

  • 1864

Creator

Biographical / Historical

P. A. has not been identified, but this is possibly a Jasper A. Norris letter, written between the time when Jasper was captured in 1863 and when he swore an oath of allegiance to the U. S. government in the fall of 1864. If so, he had been serving in Company C of the 26th Georgia Regiment Volunteers.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

English

Title
P. A. Norris Civil War letter
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States