Andersonville Prison (Andersonville, Georgia)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Lydy biographical sketch
Collection — Folder: S0859
Identifier: S0859
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a one-page typewritten biographical sketch of Alexander Lydy written by his granddaughter, Dorothy Schroeder, circa 1966. Besides basic biographical information, Schroeder mentions some of the battles that Lydy was involved in while serving in the Union army during the Civil War and his experience with the "Providence Spring" at Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
Dates:
circa 1966
Zerelda Hood papers
Collection — Folder: S0679
Identifier: S0679
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters predominantly written by James P. Dougherty to his sister, Zerelda Hood, during the Civil War from 1862 to 1865. The collection also contains letters written to Zerelda during the war by her brother William H. Dougherty, her sister, Elizabeth Beckett, Elizabeth's husband, R. T. Beckett, Mary Martha Alford of Greenfield, Indiana, and Dianna Hood. Two additional items within the collection are a writing assignment by Zerelda's daughter, Eliza Hood, from 1869 and...
Dates:
1862-1869, 1905
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Zerelda Hood papers