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Abstract | James Robert McMichael (1835-1893) was a Confederate officer who served with the 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment. The collection includes a photocopy of a typed transcription of the diary, July 1864-June 1865, kept by McMichael, while he was a prisoner at Fort Delaware, Del, Morris Island, S.C., and Cockspur Island near Savannah, Ga., with memoranda, names of fellow prisoners, a roll of his company, and seven letters to him chiefly about items being sent to him by relatives and friends. Diary entries describe prison conditions, McMichael's health, and his feelings about imprisonment, harsh treatment he received, and the Confederacy. |
Creator | McMichael, James Robert, 1835-1893. |
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, May 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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James Robert McMichael (1835-1893) was a Confederate officer who served with the 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He was captured at Spottsylvania, Va., in 1864, and imprisoned at Fort Delaware, Del., Morriso Island, S.C., and Cockspur Island, newar Savannah, Ga.
Back to TopThe collection includes a photocopy of a typed transcription of the diary, July 1864-June 1865, kept by James Robert McMichael, while he was a prisoner at Fort Delaware, Del., Morris Island, S.C., and Cockspur Island near Savannah, Ga., with memoranda, names of fellow prisoners, a roll of his company, and seven letters to him chiefly about items being sent to him by relatives and friends. Diary entries describe prison conditions, McMichael's health, and his feelings about imprisonment, harsh treatment he received, and the Confederacy.
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Diary, James Robert McMichael, 1864-1865Includes original finding aid. |