John A. Everett Papers
John A. Everett (b. ca. 1843) was a Houston County, Georgia shoe and harness maker. In July 1861, he enlisted in the Houston Volunteers, Co. K, 11th Georgia Infantry, along with his father, Jesse H. Everett (b. ca. 1808), and his brother, Thomas H. Everett (b. ca. 1840). Jesse Everett died of disease in Richmond on December 25, 1861, and Thomas Everett was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. John A. Everett surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Most of Everett’s letters were written to his mother, Patience Everett (b. ca. 1827).
Archive:
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
Letters
Displaying 1 - 25 of 89
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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8299 | Everett86 | March 10, 1865 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8298 | Everett85 | February 25, 1865 | D. J. Haskins | Patience Everett | Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, AL | Houston County, GA |
8297 | Everett84 | February 10, 1865 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8296 | Everett83 | January 27, 1865 | Henry W. Mann | Patience Everett | Perry, Houston County, GA | Houston County, GA |
8295 | Everett82 | January 10, 1865 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8294 | Everett81 | December 29, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8293 | Everett80 | November 27, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8292 | Everett79 | November 6, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8291 | Everett78 | October 29, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8290 | Everett77 | October 9, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8289 | Everett76 | September 23, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Houston County, GA |
8288 | Everett75 | September 11, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Houston County, GA |
8287 | Everett74 | August 20, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Houston County, GA | |
8286 | Everett73 | August 9, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Richmond, VA | Houston County, GA |
8285 | Everett72 | July 7, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Houston County, GA |
8284 | Everett71 | May 14, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Houston County, GA | |
8283 | Everett70 | May 10, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, VA | Houston County, GA |
8282 | Everett69 | May 4, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Gordonsville, Orange County, VA | Houston County, GA |
8281 | Everett68 | April 27, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Gordonsville, Orange County, VA | Houston County, GA |
8280 | Everett67 | April 17, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Houston County, GA | |
8279 | Everett66 | April 15, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Houston County, GA | |
8278 | Everett65 | April 4, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Bristol, Sullivan County, TN | Houston County, GA |
8277 | Everett64 | March 24, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Midway, Greene County, TN | Houston County, GA |
8276 | Everett63 | March 8, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Greeneville, Greene County, TN | Houston County, GA |
8275 | Everett62 | March 7, 1864 | John A. Everett | Patience Everett | Blue Springs, Greene County, TN | Houston County, GA |