Colonel Thomas Spencer Civil War collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes nine letters, most relating to the Civil War, including some authored by Braxton Bragg, W. J. Hardee, and D. H. Hill. Also included is a list of hospitals in Atlanta, June 1864, and the name of the man in charge at each, probably compiled by Dr. Samuel H. Stout, Medical Director of all the hospitals in the Confederate Army in the Dept. of Tennessee.
Dates
- 1851-1871 and n.d.
Creator
- Spencer, Thomas, 1889-1973 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Spencer was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and worked for the American Locomotive Company in Virginia as a young man. He was known as an historian and journalist in Georgia in his later years and edited and compiled several books, including PHOTOGRAPHS OF CIVIL WAR SITES and the WAYSIDE HOME REGISTER.
Extent
10 items
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Available only as photocopy.
- Title
- Colonel Thomas Spencer Civil War collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States