Creator	Newell family
Title	Newell Family Papers
Description	The Newell family resided in Meriwether County, Georgia prior to the American Civil War. Following the war, Andrew Jackson Newell married Sarah M. Goss and relocated to Hickory Flat, Chambers County, Alabama. A. J. Newell enlisted in the Confederate Army on March 4, 1862 and served as a private in Ferrell's Battery. He saw action in the Atlanta Campaign and with General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Middle Tennessee. After the war, Newell purchased a farm and produced cotton, tabacco, wheat and other crops. Contains photocopies of various letters and business documents from the Newell family of Hickory Flat, Chambers County, Alabama. A bulk of the letters are from Andrew Jackson Newell who served with Ferrell's Battery (a.k.a. 14th Georgia Light Artillery Battalion, Company C) during the American Civil War. His letters offer insights on military camp life and battles in Georgia and Tennessee.
Date	1844-1934
Time Period	1844-1934
LC Subject Headings	Newell family Newell, Andrew Jackson, 1844-1923 Confederate States of America. Army. Ferrell's Battery Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Light Artillery Regiment, 14th Company C Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence Family records Atlanta Campaign, 1864 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources Chambers County (Ala.)--History Meriwether County (Ga.)--History
EOA Categories	Government & Politics -- Military Peoples -- Military Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Rural Life History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Type	Text
Format	PDF
Record Group	RG 0681
File Name	0681-01-0035mc.pdf
Link to catalog	http://aubiecat.auburn.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2048893
Repository	Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
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Submitted by	Coates, Midge