| The Anderson Letters: Correspondence from the Civil War ~from~ WILLIAM R. ANDERSON, C.S.A. 8th Confederate Cavalry conscript and his first wife FRANCES "FANNIE" LUMPKIN ANDERSON ~also from~ his brother JOHN R. ANDERSON, C.S.A. "Ben Hill Infantry", Co. F, 21st Regt. GA and his father JOHN "JACK" RICHARDSON ANDERSON, C.S.A. planter and horsebreeder |
| An Introduction In the summer of 1969, William Earl Anderson, then 16 years old, met his Great Aunt Pauline Anderson Yates on a family visit to Georgia. From that meeting of the generations, the existence of and content of these letters came to light. Together with Aunt Pauline's correspondence, these letters reveal a small but significant slice of life during this rich, yet difficult period of US history. For a brief introduction to the Anderson family and it's involvement in the War Between the States... click here. |
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| The Letters The JOHN R. ANDERSON Letter Correspondence from John R. Anderson to William R Anderson one letter / archive item #2 [in which John writes home from Camp Instructions near Richmond two weeks after being mustered into the Ben Hill Volunteers] The WILLIAM R. ANDERSON Letters Correnspondence from William R. Anderson to his wife Frances L. Anderson in West Point, Georgia nine items / archive items #4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19 The FRANCES ANDERSON Letters Correspondence from Frances "Fannie" Lumpkin Anderson to her husband William R. Anderson--"state hand" / 8th Confederate Cavalry five letters / archive items # 5, 6, 7, 14, 16 [in which Fannie tells her husband about her life back home waiting] The JOHN R. ANDERSON, Sr. Letters Correspondence from John R. Anderson, Sr. to his son Wm. R. Anderson two letters(enclosures) / archive items #13, 3 [in which father reports to son on the state of his crops, home, etc., and gives some information about Nicholas and James, William's brothers, also serving in the Confederate Army] The Correspondence of PAULINE YATES Written in 1969 to her great grand-nephew William E. Anderson, great great grandson of William Richardson Anderson / archive items #21, 22, 23 & 24, 25 [in which more information is given about Wm Anderson's life after his military service and information about the Anderson homestead in Troup Co. GA] Journal Entries of WILLIAM E. ANDERSON Pertinent info relating to the exchange of information between Pauline Yates and William E. Anderson, then 16 years old / archive item #26 [in which WEA writes about meeting his Aunt Pauline, receiving the Letters, and about Pauline's death.] |
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