WATTERS, RICHARD P., D. 1862.
Richard P. Watters correspondence,
1861-1862
Richard P. Watters correspondence, 1861-1862
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/9010d
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Watters, Richard P., d. 1862. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Richard P. Watters correspondence, 1861-1862 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 299 |
| Extent: | 1 microfilm reel (MF) |
| Abstract: | Microfilm copy of the letters of Confederate soldier Richard P. Watters, who served in the 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Loaned for microfilming by Julian Q. Watters, 1956.
Custodial History
Julian Q. Watters was the great-nephew of Richard P. Watters.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Richard P. Watters correspondence, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Appraisal Note
Acquired as part of the Rose Library's holdings in Civl War history.
Processing
Processed by RRH, 1956.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Richard P. Watters (d. 1862) was the son of Joseph Watters and his wife, a Miss Aycock, both of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Joseph Watters was a member of the Georgia State Legislature, a member of the committee on Indian affairs, and an ardent admirer of Andrew Jackson. He named his own plantation "Hermitage" after Jackson's home in Tennessee. A small settlement still exists there under the same name. Joseph and his wife were the parents of 10 boys, nine of whom served in the Confederate Army. The other son lost an arm firing a cannon at the Atlanta Military School in celebration of the election of Joseph E. Brown as Governor of Georgia. Richard served in the Rome Light Guards, 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He died of wounds received at the Battle of Sharpsburg in the fall of 1862.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a microfilm copy of the correspondence of Richard P. Watters from 1861-1862. The 22 letters in this collection were written from Confederate military camps in Virginia between June 18, 1861 and October 3, 1862. All but three were written by Richard P. Watters, 10 to his unmarried sister, Nettie, seven to his brother, Will, one to his father, Joseph Watters, and one, apparently a fragment, has no date, place or addressee. Three of the letters (September 22, 23, and October 3, 1862) were written by George L. Aycock, first cousin of Richard P. Watters, one each to Joseph, Nettie and Will Watters. In these letters Aycock tells of Richard's having been wounded at the battle of Sharpsburg, of several reports that he was sent to a hospital at Winchester, Virginia, and of his sending a friend to Winchester to see him, being too ill to go himself. The friend, Dan Miller, was unable to find Richard at any of the hospitals at Winchester.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order.
Container List
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| MF1 | 1 | 1861 June 18, R. P. Watters to Nettie, Camp Defiance, Virginia |
| MF1 | 2 | 1861 June 29, R. P. Watters to Will, Winchester, Virginia |
| MF1 | 3 | 1861 July 4, R. P. Watters to Will, Camp Washington |
| MF1 | 4 | 1861 July 11, R. P. Watters to father |
| MF1 | 5 | 1861 July 29, R. P. Watters to sister, Manassas Junction |
| MF1 | 6 | 1861 July 31, R. P. Watters to brother, Camp near Bull Run |
| MF1 | 7 | 1861 August 24, R. P. Watters to sister, Camp Bartow, near Manassas |
| MF1 | 8 | 1861 August 28, R. P. Watters to sister, Camp Bartow, near Manassas |
| MF1 | 9 | 1861 September 3, R. P. Watters to brother, "Camp without a name," Virginia |
| MF1 | 10 | 1861 September 7, R. P. Watters to brother, Camp Bartow |
| MF1 | 11 | 1861 September 13, R. P. Watters to brother, "Camp I don't know what" |
| MF1 | 12 | 1861 September 18, R. P. Watters to brother, Mason's Hill, Virginia |
| MF1 | 13 | 1861 October 9, R. P. Watters to sister, Gordonsville, Virginia |
| MF1 | 14 | 1861 October 12, R. P. Watters to sister |
| MF1 | 15 | 1861 December 8, R. P. Watters to sister, Centerville, Virginia |
| MF1 | 16 | 1861 December 31, R. P. Watters to sister |
| MF1 | 17 | 1862 January 22, R. P. Watters to Nettie |
| MF1 | 18 | 1862 March 1, R. P. Watters to sister, Camp Sam Jones |
| MF1 | 19 | 1862 undated, R. P. Watters to [?] (two-page note) |
| MF1 | 20 | 1862 September 22, George L. Aycock to Uncle Joe, Martinsburg, Virginia |
| MF1 | 21 | 1862 September 23, George L. Aycock to Nettie, Near Martinsburg, Virginia |
| MF1 | 22 | 1862 October 3, George L. Aycock to Cousin Will, 6 miles from Winchester, Virginia |
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