Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865 to Sister

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GLC#
GLC09271.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 January 1865
Author/Creator
Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865
Title
to Sister
Place Written
Savannah, Georgia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 21.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

very faded.

"We entered this City Dec. 21st the rebels having evacuated it the night before, they left all of their siege guns...[and] crossed over into South Carolina. Our men have taken out the Torpedoes in the River & now our steamers & transports can run in.... General Sherman has reviewed his entire army in Savannah, it was a grand & imposing scene & one long to be remembered by all present. Among this army of 90,000 men there is not one man [sic] that does not like General Sherman & think him one of the best Generals in our army. There are 20,000 citizens in this city & they all seem glad that we are here";

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