Mitchell / Fondren family Civil War papers
Scope and Contents
Courtship letters between Robert (Bobbie) G. Mitchell and Amaretta (Nettie) Fondren while he was serving with the 29th Georgia Regiment Volunteers, Company E, and Nettie lived at home in Thomasville, Georgia, or attended Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens. Camp life, war campaigns, family relations, and religious beliefs are described. Additional correspondence by other family members is also included.
Dates
- Majority of material found in 1864-1865
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Goodwyn Mitchell was born in Thomas County, Georgia, in 1843 to Sophronia Dickey and Richard Mitchell. In 1864, he married Nancy Amaretta Fondren (1845-1929), daughter of Nancy Ann Thompson and John Guyton Fondren of Dublin, Georgia, who moved to Thomas County, Georgia, shortly after Nettie's birth. Robert served as a second lieutenant in the Civil War and later became a lawyer and served in the Georgia Senate. He died in 1926.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Mitchell / Fondren family Civil War papers
- 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