Robertson/Rives family Civil War letters
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence between Peter Robertson, a captain in the 4th Regiment Georgia State Guards, to his wife, Dorinda C. Rives Robertson. Letters by her at home in Hall County, Georgia, to her husband; and by her brother, Robert William Rives, who had detail duty with the Hospital Corps in Atlanta, Georgia, because of a disability. All letters are dated April - June, and the last has been photocopied for added legibility.
Dates
- 1864
Creator
- Robertson family (Family)
- Rives family (Family)
Biographical / Historical
Peter Robertson (1823 - 1886) was born in South Carolina to Peter, Sr., and Jane Robertson. He married Dorinda C. Rives (1828 - 1905) in Hall County, Georgia, in 1848. She and her brother, Robert William Rufus Rives (b. 1841) were the children of Baptist minister John Edwards Rives and his first wife, Elizabeth Warren.
Extent
5 items
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Robertson/Rives family Civil War letters
- 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