John McCorkle Correspondence, 1863-1864

John McCorkle (b. 1824) was an overseer from Crawfordville in Taliaferro County, Georgia. At the time of the 1860 Census, McCorkle and his wife, Martha (b. ca. 1830), had four young children. John McCorkle served as a private in Co. H, 37th Georgia Infantry. He was captured near Nashville on December 16, 1864 and died of pneumonia at Camp Douglas prison in Chicago on February 6, 1865.

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Georgia Historical Society Library and Archives, Savannah, Georgia
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MS 961

Letters

Displaying 1 - 14 of 14
ID Letter Datesort descending Author Recipient From To
8306 McCorkle6 January 17, 1863 Mary Ann McCorkle John McCorkle Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA Dalton, Whitfield County, GA
8301 McCorkle1 October 23, 1863 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle LaGrange, Troup County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8302 McCorkle2 November 13, 1863 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8303 McCorkle3 November 19, 1863 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8304 McCorkle4 December 6, 1863 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8305 McCorkle5 December 25, 1863 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8307 McCorkle7 January 24, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8308 McCorkle8 March 3, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8309 McCorkle9 March 26, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8310 McCorkle10 April 4, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8311 McCorkle11 April 16, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8312 McCorkle12 April 16, 1864 Hezekiah McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8313 McCorkle13 April 19, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
8314 McCorkle14 April 29, 1864 John McCorkle Martha McCorkle Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA

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