Inventory of the C. D. Epps Papers, 1 862- 1 9 1 5 Page 2 of 4 



Abstract 



Commodore D. Epps enlisted as a private in Company F, 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment, on 

 20 June 1862. He saw action at the Battle of Perryville, Ky., 8 October 1862, and at the Battle of 

 Chickamauga, Ga., 18-20 September 1863. Epps died on 15 December 1863 of wounds he 

 received at Chickamauga. The collection consists of 15 letters, 1862-1863, from C. D. Epps with 

 the 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, chiefly to his wife, 

 Catherine S. Epps, at the family farm, probably in Murray County, Ga. In the letters, Epps gave 

 his wife instructions for managing the farm, chiefly what to plant and who to hire to perform tasks 

 like making new fences; requested goods from home, like boots, clothing, and, above all, a 

 substitute; and described camp life and battles, especially the Battle of Perryville. Some of the 

 letters contain messages for his children, mother, and other family members. Epps wrote the last 

 letter, dated 13 November 1863, from Polk Hospital in Rome, Ga., where he was brought for 

 treatment of wounds suffered at Chickamauga. In this letter, Epps anticipated coming home, but 

 he died shortly after writing it. Also included are photocopies of segments of 6th Georgia Cavalry 

 Regiment muster rolls relating to Epps; Catherine S. Epps's 1864 claim as widow of C. D. Epps; a 

 portion of the 1870 census showing Catherine S. Epps resident in Spring Place, Ga.; and a 1915 

 statement of C. D. Epps's Confederate army service from the commisioner of pensions, Atlanta, 

 Ga. 



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Administrative Information 



Restrictions to Access 



No restrictions. 



Alternate Form of Material 



Microfilm copy (filmed July 2005) available. 

 Reel 1 : Entire collection 



Alternate Form of Material 



Typed transcriptions of letters are available. 



Acquisitions Information 



Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum of Watchung, N.J., in April 2000 (Ace. 98604). 



Processing Information 



Processed by: Rosljm Holdzkom, June 2000 

 Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, June 2000 

 Revisions: Finding aid updated in May 2005 by Nancy Kaiser. 

 Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this 

 collection. 



Preferred Citation 



[Identification of item], in the C. D. Epps Papers #5018-z, Southern Historical 

 Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 



file://C:\notetab\ead2002\05018.xml 5/1 1/2005 



