Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
C., Steve. Letter, 21 December 1864. 1 item.
Call No.
Mss. C C
Content
Photocopy of a letter written by Steve C. to "Cousin John" from Kings Bridge, Georgia (possibly identified as Stephen C. Conery, of Company L, 5th Ohio Cavalry). Steve brags about the destruction Sherman's troops have wrought upon Georgia, much worse in his opinion than John Hunt Morgan's Ohio raid, writing that "we made Atlanta a pile of ashes". He also writes about his experiences foraging in the area, including an encounter with some slaves who reported that their master was stockpiling firearms. Although the man denied this report, a search of the home revealed a number of weapons; in retaliation Steve confiscated several guns, destroyed the others, and burned a pile of cotton "for his lying to me". Steve also writes that Union soldiers have now surrounded Savannah, Georgia, and reports marching through a combat area when his regiment was sent to unload boats.