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Permission to publish material from the James G. Turner Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
The collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: James G. Turner Correspondence, Ms2019-029, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The James G. Turner Correspondence was purchased by Special Collections in 2016 in two accruals.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the James G. Turner Correspondence was completed in June 2019.
James G. Turner enlisted on January 14, 1861 into Co. C of the 12th Georgia Infantry in Macon County, GA. He was listed as a prisoner of war on July 13, 1864. He died of pneumonia on January 21, 1865 while in captivity in Elmira, NY. Turner was married to Esther Zorado Turner at the time of his death.
The James G. Turner Correspondence contains 21 letters. 20 letters date from 1863-1864 written from Camp Taylor in Augusta County, VA. The letters detail regimental activities, camp life, war news, updates on family members who were also serving, rations, and hunting deserters. One letter is from 1871 which details updates on family members who were sick.
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