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The Tide Is Coming In: Fort Pulaski's Historical Relationship With Water, Sadie Ingram

Honors College Theses

Savannah, Georgia is the fourth busiest port in the United States, processing approximately 4.35 million standard shipping containers every year. The port’s protector Fort Pulaski towers among the coastal marshlands and estuaries of the Savannah River. Located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the Savannah River, this strategic location allowed the fort to protect Savannah’s vital harbor. Built as part of the United States’ Third System plan to build fortifications along the eastern seaboard, construction of Fort Pulaski began in 1827 and finished twenty years later.

Water has played a pivotal role in the history of Fort Pulaski and …

An Unguaranteed Victory: Military Challenges In The Union Army And Lincoln’S Call For A Militia, Madelaine Setiawan

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Many have assumed that the Union victory in the Civil War was guaranteed. This research paper looks at the challenges the Union army endured that interfered with the likelihood of a victory. Men who had previously fought for the Union retreated to fight for the Confederates, which necessitated President Lincoln to expand the Union army, by calling forth volunteers of 75,000 men. The Union’s advantage of having a larger federal army and national funding did not guarantee a Union victory as the challenges President Lincoln and the Union army faced proved an equal likelihood of a Confederate victory.

Many have …

What Happened To Robert E. Lee After April 12, 1865, Katherine Hugo

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

Confederate general Robert E. Lee is remembered primarily for his military leadership during the Civil War. However, the period of his post-war life is not as well studied as his military career. This paper seeks to examine his life after the war, as well as the effects of the decision to join the Confederacy.

Grant, Hailey Molloy

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Hailey Molloy is a junior history major at Georgia Southern University (Armstrong Campus). Originally from Augusta, she moved to Savannah to pursue her love of history. Her area of interest is Civil War.

A War That Never Ends: Internal Conflicts, External Interventions, And The Civil Wars In Afghanistan, Chang-Dae David Hyun

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author:

Chang-Dae David Hyun received his H.B.A with a concentration in political science from the University of Toronto in 2017. He was a Winner of Kathleen & William Davis Scholarship and Saul & Lois Rae Scholarship at the University College. He received a full scholarship from the Tsinghua University of China during the summer of 2017. He was a former sergeant from the Republic of Korea Air Force (2007-2010).

Wiley Nessmith Family Letters, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of correspondence from Wiley Nessmith to his wife, Martha Ann Nesmith written during the Civil War from 1862-1865. Also included are typed transcripts, published and unpublished materials on the Nessmith family, and correspondence between Franklyn Hatch and the Nessmith family concerning the letters.

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A Forgotten Confederate: John H. Ash's Story Rediscovered, Heidi Moye

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A historical study of a southern family living in Savannah, GA from shortly before the election of 1860 through the Civil War years based on the journals of John Hergen Ash II (1843-1918).

Constructing The World's Largest Prison: Understanding Identity By Examining Labor, Hubert J. Gibson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT

A Civil War prison camp operated by the Confederacy known as Camp Lawton was once considered the largest prison in the world. This label was attributed to the fact that Lawton’s stockade enclosed 42 acres. The historical record does not have a clear picture of who built it. Newspaper interviews claim the construction was carried out by 500 impressed slave laborers and 300 Union POWs, but these lack the credibility of official orders. Unfortunately, many Confederate documents were lost when Sherman’s army came through Millen, GA. This study archaeologically examines construction techniques utilized for building stockades in an effort …

Confederate Nationalism And The Authenticity Of Southern Ideology, Nicholas Vail

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author
Nicholas Vail wrote this paper at Trinity University in Texas as a history major with a minor in African American Studies. Current he is pursuing his master degree in American History at Texas Christian University.

From Scouts To Soldiers: The Evolution Of Indian Roles In The U.S. Military, 1860-1945, James C. Walker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The eighty-six years from 1860-1945 was a momentous one in American Indian history. During this period, the United States fully settled the western portion of the continent. As time went on, the United States ceased its wars against Indian tribes and began to deal with them as potential parts of American society. Within the military, this can be seen in the gradual change in Indian roles from mostly ad hoc forces of scouts and home guards to regular soldiers whose recruitment was as much a part of the United States’ war plans as that of any other group. The gradual …

Xrf And The Corrosion Environment At Camp Lawton: A Comprehensive Study Of The Archeological Microenvironment Of A Civil War Prison Camp, Amanda L. Morrow

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author's abstract: Handheld X Ray Fluorescence (XRF) technology is a new and emerging method in the field of archeology. This thesis discusses the results of XRF comparative analysis and comparative chemical analysis between a given ferrous metallic artifact's corrosion environment (the surrounding soil matrix) and the subsequent corrosion products formed on the artifact. The hypothesis is that the data will demonstrate a chemical correlation between the two. Iron and chlorine are the two major elements discussed in the study. The artifacts in the sample set have been collected from Camp Lawton (9JS1), a Confederate Prison for Union Soldiers located in …

Confederate Soldier, March 4, 1862 - April 9, 1865, Wiley Nessmith, Sally Ann Akins Deal

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

Letters from Confederate soldier Wiley Nessmith to his wife and daughter.

Charles C. Jones, Jr. : Resilient Southerner, Daniel J. Pfeifer

Legacy ETDs

No abstract provided.

Hagin - Beasley Letters 1854-1895, Margie H. Barden, Dorothy H. Hope, Margaret H. Prosser

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

Family correspondence saved by Julia Ann Beasley. Includes letters from family members who fought in the Confederate army.

Letters, Lumbees, And Lists, James Waters, Samuel W. Hodges, Smith Callaway Banks, Dorothy Durrence Simmons, Linda S. Hubbard, Mattie Lively, Camilla A. Lanier

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

This book, also known as which is the twelfth book in Readings in Bulloch County History is divided into three sections. The first is devoted primarily to correspondence and includes letters from Confederate soldier James Waters, Samuel W. Hodges, and a letter addressed to Rhoda Quinn in Wilkes County. These are followed by notes on the Hodges family by Smith Callaway Banks. The second section of this book is composed of two articles on the Lumbee Indians in Bulloch County, and the third section contains a history of Statesboro High School by Mattie Lively and an early roster of the …

Old Bulloch Personalities (Supplement To No. 6), Daniel B. Good, Smith C. Banks, Scott Collins, Camilla A. Lanier

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

This supplement to Southern Folkways Journal Review: Number 6 contains three articles by Smith Callaway Banks on Civil War personalities Captain William W. Williams, J.S. Cone Camp, and Garrett Williams. These are followed by an interview by Scott Collins with Daisy Davis Trapnell about Portal City cemetery and by a list of Statesboro High School graduates and faculty complied by Camilla Akins Lanier.

Old Bulloch Personalities, Daniel B. Good, Milton Rahn, Scott Collins, Smith Callaway Banks, Chloe P. Mitchell, Robert D. Hemphill, Rita Turner Wall

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

The sixth issue of Southern Folkways Journal Review contains poems handed down by three different Bulloch County families, a paper on the Salzburgers, an interview with Daisy Trapnell, an article on Bulloch County personality “Bitin’ Jake,” a letter concerning Isaac Chadburn Daniel, a query concerning the lives of John and Robert Dunwoody, and four sketches by Rita Turner Wall.

Georgia Hagin Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of letters exchanged by husband and wife during the Civil War; family papers of Hagin and Beasley families; land records and legal documents; postcards; a Populist newspaper, The Silver Dollar, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Jan. 23, 1896, Statesboro, Ga.); and books, including textbooks, from the early twentieth century.

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From Aaron To Ivanhoe, Charles Bonds, Dorothy Brannen, Maggie Collins, Daniel B. Good, Nkenge Jackson, Evelyn Mabry, Carolyn Postell, Robert M. Seel, Rita Turner Wall, Julius Ariail

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

A collection of Bulloch County history materials compiled by Charles Bonds, Dorothy Brannen, Maggie Collins, Dan Good, Nkenge Jackson, Evelyn Mabry, Carolyn Postell, Robert M. Seel, and Rita Turner Wall. Included in this publication is a brief history of Bulloch County, an article on local 19^th century architecture, two accounts on county history by Rita Turner Wall, a short history of Willow Hill School, a report on the research on Willow Hill School, “Extinct Towns in Bulloch County,” “Pretoria Station,” the biographies of Beatrice Riggs and Laura Bell Hendley Martin, three articles from the Bulloch Times on the memories …

Experiences Of A Georgia Boy In The Army Of Northern Virginia 1861-1865, Martin W. Brett

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

Confederate soldier Martin W. Brett’s account of his service in the 12^th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers in the Army of Northern Virginia.

Mary Annis Keller Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of photocopied letters of the Keller family of Bulloch County, Georgia from 1862-1903. Most letters are addressed to Mary Annis Keller (later Hodges), from cousins serving in the Confederate Army as well as later letters from other family members. Also included are muster rolls of various Confederate units, 1860 census records of Chatham and Effingham Counties, and a chart showing the value of Confederate money to gold, 1861-May 1866.

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Sankey T. Johnson Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of correspondence between Asbury “Sankey” Lee Johnson and Sarah Elizabeth Thompson from 1861-1864, Transcripts (typed and handwritten) of correspondence are included as well as three ambrotypes; a family Bible, hymnal; coin silverware; and quilt.

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The Story Of Bulloch County, Brooks Coleman

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

A history of Bulloch County, Georgia. Chapters include: “In the Beginning,” “Bulloch County is Created,” “Early Manners and Customs,” “Statesboro,” “Bulloch County Goes Democratic,” “Slavery, Succession, and War,” and “Schools.”