Finding aid for the Benjamin A. Wright Account Book


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Wright, Benjamin A.
Title: Benjamin A. Wright Account Book
Dates: 1862
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Benjamin A. Wright was a soldier in Company B, 39th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a financial record of Wright's accounts with members of the 39th Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, while stationed at Camp Bartow near Savannah, Georgia.
MS Number MS 1244
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Benjamin A. Wright Account Book, 1862, consists of financial record of Wright's accounts with members of the 39th Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, while stationed at Camp Bartow near Savannah, Georgia.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War, and the experiences of a Confederate soldier in Georgia and Camp Bartow in 1862. Those studying the relationships between soldiers during the Civil War will find this collection useful. Genealogists might find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 39th.
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
Soldiers -- Georgia -- Miscellanea.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
Wright, Benjamin A.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1244 Benjamin A. Wright Account Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio