Thorton-Speir Letters

Hiram H. Thornton was from Fayette County, Georgia and served in Co. C, 53rd Georgia Infantry. Thornton died on February 11, 1863 in camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia. At the time of the 1870 Census, his wife, Elizabeth F. Thornton, and their son, David Lee Thornton, were still living in Fayette County. This collection includes two letters written by Hiram Thornton, as well as letters written by two of Elizabeth Thornton's brothers, John T. Speir and James H. Speir (the family name is also spelled Speer and Spear in census and military records).John T. Speir served with Hiram Thornton in Co. C, 53rdGeorgia Infantry. James H. Speir served as an assistant surgeon in the 23rd Georgia Infantry, but left the regiment sometime after June 1862 and took up residence in Pike County, Georgia where he taught school.

Archive: 
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
Other: 
Confederate Miscellany (MSS20)

Letters

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
8508 Thorton-Speir1 July 12, 1862 Hiram H. Thornton Family of Hiram H. Thornton Richmond, VA Fayette County, GA
8509 Thorton-Speir2 August 12, 1862 Hiram H. Thornton, John T. Speir Elizabeth F. Thornton Richmond, VA Fayette County, GA
8510 Thorton-Speir3 February 15, 1863 John T. Speir Elizabeth F. Thornton, Father of John T. Speir Fredericksburg, VA Fayette County, GA
8511 Thorton-Speir4 March 2, 1863 John T. Speir Elizabeth F. Thornton Fredericksburg, VA Fayette County, GA
8512 Thorton-Speir5 May 3, 1864 James H. Speir Elizabeth F. Thornton Pike County, GA Fayette County, GA
8513 Thorton-Speir6 August 16, 1864 James H. Speir, James H. Speir Elizabeth F. Thornton Pike County, GA Fayette County, GA
8514 Thorton-Speir7 September 25, 1864 Elizabeth F. Thornton, Mother of James H. Speir Pike County, GA Fayette County, GA

Get in touch

  • Department of History
    220 LeConte Hall, Baldwin Street
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA 30602-1602
  • 706-542-2053
  • admin@ehistory.org

eHistory was founded at the University of Georgia in 2011 by historians Claudio Saunt and Stephen Berry

Learn More about eHistory