Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
McGriff-Mount Family Papers, 1864-1939. .33 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A M146 1-2
Content
Pvt. Alpheus McGriff of the 79th Ohio Infantry Regt. describes actions of his unit against rebel forces in northern Georgia in letters to his parents, May-July, 1864. Subsequent letters are written during his recovery from disease in military hospitals in Tennessee and Indiana Sept-Nov., 1864. Papers include military discharge certificates awarded to Pvt. John R. Mount of 153rd Ohio Infantry Regt.