Prison Times (April 1865)
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New-to-me is this hand-made newspaper published in April 1865 by Confederate prisoners at Fort Delaware. Apparently it was the only edition and perhaps 3 or 4 copies survive. This one is online from New York Heritage, a project of the… continue reading
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William W Covin, Hogansville, GA (c. 1920)
This beautiful photograph is of William Wesley Covin, a Sharpsburg survivor, late of the 13th Georgia Infantry, who was born, lived, and died in Hogansville, Troup County, GA over a period of 89 years. Rob Leverett, Jr posted this picture… continue reading
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David McDearmond (c. 1861)
This is a copy of a retouched photograph of David McDearmond of Houston County, GA. He enlisted in the 13th Georgia Infantry at age 44 in July 1861 and was killed at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862. He left a… continue reading
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A headstone for H.M. Miller, 13th Georgia (1932)
This application is typical of the work of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in the early decades of the 20th Century. It’s for Sharpsburg survivor Henry Marcus Miller. The original document is in the US National Archives in… continue reading
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Sarah Cynthia Parker and James Erwin Lee (c. 1880)
James Erwin (or Ervin) Lee was Junior 2nd Lieutenant of Company H, 13th Georgia Infantry when he was wounded at Sharpsburg in September 1862. He was wounded again at Spotsylvania Court House, VA in May 1864 and retired from field… continue reading
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James A Seaman (1907)
Sharpsburg survivor James A Seaman, late of the 33rd Virginia Infantry, was described as a student all his life, and in addition to being remarkably well read is schooled in a knowledge of men–the highest type of education. He advanced… continue reading
