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Size | About 160 items |
Abstract | Joseph Espey (fl. 1861-1867) was a resident of Texas Valley, Floyd County, Ga. His wife was Jane Espey. The collection includes letters between Joseph and Jane Espey and their children, and from relatives in Cherokee County, Ala., and Van Buren County, Ark. Letters from sons in the Confederate Army include those of James H. Espey (died 1862), stationed near Savannah, Ga., and Joseph S. Espey, a member of Company D, 65th Georgia Volunteers stationed mainly in Tennessee and Georgia, who was frequently ill and wrote of the medical care he received. Also included are letters from Lieutenant F. T. Griffin, a family friend who served with Joseph Junior Letters written from Floyd County concern agriculture, health, and the welfare of family and friends, and the presence of federal troops in Cherokee County, Ala., and northern Georgia in 1864. |
Creator | Espey, Joseph, fl. 1861-1867. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Joseph Espey (fl. 1861-1867) was a resident of Texas Valley, Floyd County, Ga. His wife was Jane Espey. Their children included James H. Espey (died 1862) and Joseph S. Espey, both of whom served in the Confederate Army; Mary A. E. Espy; F. Margaret Espey; and a younger son D. Thomas Espey.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters between Joseph and Jane Espey of Texas Valley, Floyd County, Ga., and their children, and from relatives in Cherokee County, Ala., and Van Buren County, Ark. Letters from sons in the Confederate Army include those of James H. Espey (died 1862), stationed near Savannah, Ga., and Joseph S. Espey, a member of Company D, 65th Georgia Volunteers stationed mainly in Tennessee and Georgia, who was frequently ill and wrote of the medical care he received. Also included are letters from Lieutenant F. T. Griffin, a family friend who served with Joseph Junior Letters written from Floyd County, Ga., concern agriculture, health, and the welfare of family and friends, and the presence of federal troops in Cherokee County, Ala., and northern Georgia in 1864.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, May 1861-January 1862 |
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Folder 2 |
Papers, February 1862-April 1863 |
Folder 3 |
Papers, May 1863-March 1864 |
Folder 4 |
Papers, April 1864-June 1865 and 1867 |