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GWINNETT COUNTY GEORGIA CIVIL WAR COLLECTION

42nd GEORGIA INFANTRY REGIMENT ARCHIVES

LT. COL. LOVICK PIERCE THOMAS.

The collection includes 91 pieces associated with the commanding officer of the 42nd Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, Lt. Col. L. P. Thomas II (1835-1910) of Gwinnett County.

Including contemporary copies of Major General Hill's Special Order No. 31, March 16, 1865. appointing L. P. Thomas as a member of the BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR STOVALL'S BRIGADE; Special Order No. 3 by Joseph E. Johnston to restructure the infantry corps of Hardee, A. P. Stewart, S. D. Lee, and Hampton's cavalry, April 9, 1865. CONSOLIDATION OF COMPANIES AND REGIMENTS; Joseph E. Johnston's General Orders No. 18. CONFEDERATE – ARMY OF TENNESSEE - ORDERS TO SURRENDER , April 26, 1865.; Major General W. T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 65., TERMS OF SURRENDER, April 27, 1865.

SCRAPBOOK OF L. P. THOMAS - 42nd GEORGIA INFANTRY REGIMENT

Scrapbook. Arranged and compiled by Annie Owen and Alice Louise Thomas. This book contains accounts of many battles in which their father, Colonel L. P. Thomas, participated; also a history of the 42d Georgia Regiment; also addresses delivered by prominent soldiers at the various reunions of the old soldiers. It also contains miscellaneous articles and selections from newspapers, highly prized by their father. Atlanta, Ga. 1900. xvi,184 pages. Folio Ledger. Manuscript notation on page xvi: “Presented As a Loan to The Margaret Mitchell Memorial Library Aug 24th 1951.”

STATE OF GEORGIA MILITARY APPOINTMENT

DS. March 26, 1862. Appointment of L(ovick) P(ierce) Thomas, Captain of the Gwinnett Beauregards of the Militia. Signed: Joseph E. Brown (Governor & Commander-in-Chief); Henry C. Wayne (Adjutant General); L. P. Thomas. Printed & manuscript. Blue paper. 7-1/2 x 9 inches. Edge tears. Laid onto page.

REGIMENTAL FLAG FRAGMENT

Relic. Fragment of 42nd Ga. Flag. “Presented to L. P. Thomas ... by our last color bearer. W. F. Edwards.” Illustrated envelope: “President's Office / Confederate Veterans' / Association. / Atlanta, Georgia.”

COMPOSITE PHOTO OF CONFEDERATE COMMANDERS

Photograph. Confederate Commanders. 1885. Cabinet Photo. Attached to stiff board and tied into ledger binding. Compliments of the Travelers Insurance Company.

AFFIRMATION OF CAPTURE OF DeGRESS' BATTERY

Typed Speech. Reminiscences of some of the action experienced by the 42nd Ga. July 22 '62. By Col. R. L. Rodgers, Historian, Atlanta Camp 159 U.C.V. 4 pages. n.d.

DISCLAIMING 10th SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT

TL. Capture of DeGress' Battery. Unsigned. 1 page.

“NOT A MORE GALLANT CHARGE OF THE WAR” - SHERMAN

TL. Memorable events of July 22nd (1862) Battle by Evan P. Howell. 1 page. Typed. 1899.

“MAY YOUR POSITIONS IN SOCIETY BE AS HONORABLE..”

ALS. April 29, 1865. Thomas, L. P. Lt. Col 42nd Ga. Head Quarters 42nd Ga. Reg. High Point, N.C. Near Greensboro. 12 x 7-1/4 inches. Blue paper. Laid onto page. - - - Thomas' reply to letter of appreciation received. (listed below). In Part: “... The many bloody fields on which you have bravely stood, the victories gained will last in history as long as time itself; and you will never be ashamed I am sure, to claim once to have belonged to the 42nd Geo. Regt. ..”

“..YOUR INESTIMABLE SERVICE AS A COMMANDER..”

ALS. April 28, 1865. Signed with the names of 22 Officers under L. P. Thomas' Command. Camp 42nd Ga. Regt. Near High Point, N. C. 12 x 7-1/2 inches. Blue paper. Right side tipped onto page to access reverse side. - - - Letter of appreciation for fairness of L. P. Thomas' command. In Part: “..speak the sentiments of every Non Commissioned Officer and Private in the command. In the bivouac impartial justice as well as inflexibility of purpose has marked your administration. “Suaviter, in modo, sed fortiter in re.” And on the field, gallantry unsurpassed and heroism never faltering have invariably signalized your deportment. ...”

CONSOLIDATION OF COMPANIES AND REGIMENTS

ADS. April 9, 1865. General Johnston. (Sgd) A. Anderson, A.A. Official. Hd Quarters Near Smithfield, N. C. Special Order No. 3. The following consolidation of Companies and Regiments are made __ed will go into effect today. (10 lines of company notations) Lieut. L. P. Thomas. By Command of Genl. Johnston. 10 x 8 inches. Blue paper. Laid onto page. - - - “On 9 Apr. there was another reorganization, after which the army comprised the infantry corps of Hardee, A. P. Stewart, S. D. Lee, and Hampton's cavalry (including Wheeler's corps and M. C. Butler's division).” - Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. 1959. p. 829.

RETROACTIVE APPOINTMENT TO MAJOR, CSA

DS. January 19th 1865. Seddon, James A., Secretary of War. Confederate States of America. War Department. Appointment of L. P. Thomas to Major, 42nd Georgia Infantry Regiment, Commanding Officer. 10 x 7-1/4 inches. Blue paper. Laid onto page. - - - Rank retroactive to May 9, 1864.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR STOVALL'S BRIGADE

DS. March 16, 1865. Hill, (Daniel Harvey) Major Genl., by Ratchford, J. W., A. A. General. Lee's Corps A. T. Special Orders No. 31. Maj. L. P. Thomas, 42d Geo. Regt. 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Blue paper. Laid onto page. - - - “On 16 Mar. Beauregard was announced as second-in-command, and A. P. Stewart took command of the infantry and artillery of the Army of Tenn. At this time Johnston's enlarged command included the troops of Bragg in N. C. The Army of Tenn. Numbered about 20,000.” - Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. 1959. p. 829.

CONFEDERATE – ARMY OF TENNESSEE - ORDERS TO SURRENDER

ADS. April 26th 1865. (Contemporary copy) Joseph E. Johnston, General, Army of Tennessee.
"Copy. Head Qrs. Army Tennessee / April 26th 1865 / General Orders No. 18.
By the terms of a military Convention made in the 26th inst, by Maj. General W. T. Sherman U. S. A. General Jos. E. Johnston C. S. A. the Officers & men of this Army are to bind themselves not to take up Arms against the United States until properly released from that obligation & shall receive guarantees from the United States Officers against Molestation by the United States Authorities so long as they absence that obligation the laws enforced where they reside. For these objects duplicate Muster Rolls will be made immediately & after the distribution of the necessary papers the troops will be marched under their Officers to their respective States then disband, all retaining personal property. The objects of this Convention is pacification to the extent of the Authority of the Commander who made it.
Events in Virginia which broke every hope of Success by war imposed upon its General the duty of Sparring the blood of this gallant Army, and Saving our country from further devastation, and our people from ruin.
Sgd. J. E. Johnston General."
The reverse side reads:
"Official / Archer Anderson, A. A. General. Official / J. W. Ratchford, A. A. General. Official / Jno. J. Reeve, A. A. General. Official / Jno. P. C. Whitehead, A. A. General. Official / W. Mc. Durham, Adjt 42d. Ga. Vol."
10 x 8 inches. Laid onto page at the lower left 2 inches. - - - “Hostilities were suspended 18 Apr. and Johnston surrendered 26 Apr. '65 at Bennett's House, near Durham Station, N. C.” - Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. 1959. p. 829.

“CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ALL THE DUTIES OF A SOLDIER”

ANS. Heardman, S. R.., Surgeon 42nd Regt. Ga. Vol. Certified statement as to the capability of A. W. Morgan to perform his duties as a soldier. Aug. 1, 1862. 7 x 4-1/4 inches. Laid onto page lower half.

TERMS OF SURRENDER

ADS. April 27, 1865. Sherman, W. T., Maj. Genl. (Signed) L. M. Dayton, A.A.G. Hd. Qrs. Mil. Div. Of Miss. In the Field Raleigh, N. C. Special Field Order No. 65. Official. J(ohn) P. C. Whitehead. AAG.
“Hd Qrs Mil Div of Miss.
In the Field, Raleigh N.C.
April 27th, 1865
Special Field Order NO. 65
The General Commanding announces a further suspension of hostilities, & a final agreement with General Johnston, which terminates the war, as to the armies under his command & the country east of the Chattahoochee.
Copies of the terms of convention will be furnished Maj Genl Schofield, Gilmore and Wilson, who are specially charged with the execution of its details in the Dept N.C. Dept of the South & at Macon and Western Georgia.
Capt. Jasper Meyer Ord Dept U.S.A. is hereby designated to receive the arms &c at Greensboro and any comdg officer of a Post may receive the arms of any detachment & see that they are properly stored and accounted for.
General Schofield will procure at once the necessary blanks & supply the other army Comdrs that uniformity may prevail & great care must be taken that all the terms and stipulations on our part be fulfilled with the most scrupulous fidelity. Whilst those imposed upon our hitherto enemies be received in a spirit becoming a brave & generous army.
Army Comdrs may at once loan to the inhabitants such of the captured mules, horses, wagons & vehicles as can be spared from immediate use & the comdg Genl of armies may issue provisions, animals or any public supplies that can be spared to relieve present wants & to encourage the inhabitants to renew their peaceful pursuits, & to restore the relation of friendship among our fellow citizens and countrymen.
Foraging will forthwith cease, & when necessity or long marches compel the taking of forage provisions or any kind of private property, compensation will be made on the spot, or when the disbursing officers are not provided with funds, vouchers will be given in proper form payable at the nearest military depot.
By order of Maj. Genl W. T. Sherman
(Signed) L.M. Dayton A.A.G.
Official P. C. Whitehead _ AAG”
14 x 8-1/2 inches. Ruled Blue paper. (Contemporary copy). Laid onto page. - - - Johnston surrendered the largest share of the Confederate troops still in the field at war's end, more than Lee and the others combined. He surrendered all Confederate forces in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida and took those States out of the war.

“WE SURRENDERED JULY 4th 1862 TO GEN. U. GRANT”

Manuscript Extract. from Diary of L. P. Thomas. 9 x 8 inches. 1 page. Laid onto page.

PARADE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TLS. Dec. 8, 1898. Willcoxon, Cleveland., Maj. 5th Reg. Ga. Vol. Chief of Staff. Atlanta Jubilee stationary. To Col. L. P. Thomas. “ ..you have been appointed by the Grand Marshall as a commander of one of the divisions of the Peace Jubilee parade ...” 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

“I NEVER HAD THE HONOR OF HOLDING A COMMISSION IN A LOUISIANA OR ANY OTHER CONFEDERATE REGIMENT”

ALS. October 21, 1885. Poore, Benjamin Perley. Newbury Port, Indian Hill Farm. To Maj. L. P. Thomas, Atlanta, Georgia. One sheet, 2 pages. 10 x 8 inches. ½ inch of right edge tipped onto page. In Part: “.. I obeyed the call of my State and went to the defense of Washington. I served my three months like a little man – killing nobody and luckily nobody killed me...”

HISTORY OF THE 42nd REGIMENT

Pamphlet. Calhoun, W. L., Captain. History of the 42d Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, Confederate States Army, Infantry. Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1900. Illustrated. Wraps. 46 pages.

REUNION & CONVENTION OF UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS

DS. June 20, 1898. West, A. J. (CSA General) Delegates Certificate. Head Quarters. Atlanta. Camp No. 159, U.C.V. L. P. Thomas. 7 x 8-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

RECOLLECTION OF BATTLE DETAILS LOST

ALS. March 20, 1901. Hoke, R. F. President, Seaboard Air Line, Georgia, Carolina & Northern R'Y Co., Raleigh, N. C. Maj. L. P. Thomas, Atlanta, Ga. 10-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches. Left edge folded. Tipped onto page at top. - - - Reply to Thomas' request for Hoke's recollections of the battle of Bentonville thirty-six years previous. Hoke regrets he has no notes and can not recall from memory.

“EVERY SOLDIERS GRAVE .. IS A TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN VALOR” - McKINLEY

Broadsheet. October, 10-11-12-13, 1899. Morris, C. J. A Re-United Country. No North, No South, No East, No West. National reunion of the Blue and Gray. Evansville, Ind. Under the Auspices of Farragut Post, G. A. R. “President McKinley and Gen. (Fitz Hugh) Lee are expected. ..” Illustrated. 1 page. 7-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches. Laid onto page.

ATLANTA BATTLEFIELDS REUNION

Broadsheet. July 5th, 1900. Atlanta Battlefields Reunion, July 19th, and 20th, 1900. Special Information. T. H. Martin, Secretary of the Reunion Committee. 10-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

IN THE GREAT PARADE THERE SHOULD BE 5000 GEORGIA VETERANS

Broadsheet. October 1, 1897. Headquarters Georgia Division, U.C.V. Atlanta, Ga. Clement A. Evans, Maj. Gen. Commanding. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

COUNTIES WITHOUT CAMPS ARE INVITED TO BE REPRESENTED

Circular. October 15, 1897. Headquarters Georgia Division, U.C.V. Atlanta, Ga. Be Sure To Come. Clement A. Evans, Maj. Gen. Commanding. 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

YOUR COMMITTEE TO LOOK OUT FOR GENERAL A. P. STEWART

TLS. July 17, 1900. Martin, T. H. Sec't. Atlanta Business Men's League. To L. P. Thomas et al. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

ACT AS A MEMBER OF MY STAFF IN COMMAND OF THE CAMP ON MEMORIAL DAY

TLS. April 21, 1898. Ellis, W. D. Lieut. Com'dr. Ellis & Gray, Attorneys and Counsellors, Atlanta, Georgia. To Hon. L. P. Thomas. 1 page. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

STOVALL'S BRIGADE – JULY 22, 1865

ALS. Sept 8, 1898. Young, J. P. Confederate Historical Association, Bivouac No. 18. U.C.V. Memphis, Tenn. Col. L. P. Thomas. Illustrated. 1 page. 11 x 8 inches. Laid onto page. Confederate Historical Association, Bivouac No. 18., United Confederate Veterans No. 28. stationary. - - - Young questions Thomas about an incident that took place July 22, 1862 explained in the pamphlet “Battles around Atlanta.”

“I WILL COMPLY AND MAKE THE ADDRESS”

ALS. June 29, 1900. Livingston, L. F. Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C. Col. L. P. Thomas. 1 page. 10 x 8 inches. Laid onto page.

CONFEDERATE VETERANS - 8th ANNUAL REUNION

TLS. April 13, 1898. West, A. J., Marshall. Confederate Reunion Association. Executive Committee. To Col. L. P. Thomas. Extending the honor to be on staff on Memorial Day. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Official stationary. Laid onto page. Executive Committee for the Reception and Entertainment of the Confederate Veterans, at the 8th Annual Reunion, Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1898.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GENERAL A. P. STEWART

AM. (Autographed memento). (Signature) “Alex. Stewart / Nov. 13th '90 / 10-1/2 A. M.” “Genl. A. P. Stewart / was one of Genls / Joe E Johnston ___ / Commanders during / the War – called at / My office Nov 13th 1890 – L. P. Thomas.” 2 x 8-1/2 inches. Laid onto page.

THE DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA, G. A. R. ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT

TLS. Feb. 22nd, 1898. Watson, C. G., Chairman Committee. Headquarters O. M. Mitchell Post No. 1 Department Of Georgia Grand Army of the Republic. Atlanta, Ga. To Col. L. P. Thomas, Commander Fulton Co. Confederate veterans. 11 x 8-1/4 inches. Laid onto page. - - - Invitation “to all members of your Association” “General John P. S. Cobin .. Camp Fire..” March 2, 1898, Dept. of Ga., G. A. R. Annual Encampment.

IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCEPT

DS. Jan. 10, 1898. Daniel, John W. Western Union Telegraph. L. P. Thomas. 5 x 7 inches. Laid onto page.

APPREHENSION FOR OUR BELOVED SOUTHLAND

TDS. 1898, Atlanta, Ga. Thomas, L. P. “Comrades – In retiring from the responsible position of Commander of Atlanta Camp 159. ....” 13 x 8 inches. 3 pages.

AND WE WILL THERE LET IT REST

TLSs. May 11, 1897-Aug. 12, 1898. Thomas, L.P. & Walker, C. Irvine. Maj Genl. 5 -2 page letters. 11 x 8 inches. Letters of conflicting accounts of the events of July 22, 1864. The last page of the attached letters is laid onto page.

FULTON COUNTY CONFEDERATE VETRANS' ASSOCIATION

Receipt. May 22, 1886. Davis, B. J. Secretary. Fulton County Confederate Veterans' Association. L. P. Thomas, Lt. Col. 42, Ga. Dues paid. Illustrated. 1 page. 4-1/2 x 8 inches. Laid onto page.

GEORGIA BARBECUE IN THE OLD TRENCHES

Invitation. “The Citizens of Atlanta request the presents of Survivor's Ass'n 42nd Ga company at the Atlanta Battlefield reunion.. Blue ad the Gray.. Georgia Barbecue..... “ Embossed. Illustrated. 4 page. Heavy Board. 7-1/4 x 6 inches. Stitched into binding.

THOU SHALL NOT KILL

Broadsheet. The Ten Commandments. Reverse: Dec. 12th, 1831. Stitched with cloth along borders. n.d. “From Edward L. Thomas, in ink on reverse cloth side. 9-1/4 x 4-3/4 inches. Attached to page with straight pin.

COMPLIMENT TO GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER

TL. Oct. 18, 1900. West, Andrew J. Brig.-Gen. N.G.B., U.C.V. Southern Inter-State Fair, October 10th to 27th 1900. To: Col. L. P. Thomas, Atlanta, Ga. 1 page. 11 x 8-1/4 inches.

CHILDREN OF THE CONFEDERACY

TLS. June 19th, 1897. Gordon, Loulie M. (Daughters of the Confederacy) Col. L. P. Thomas. 1 page. 10 x 8 inches.

“WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER”

Brochure. 1865-1900. Memorial Services Of Atlanta Camp, 159, U.C.V. At the Second Baptist Church, Sunday, October 21st, 1900, 7:30 p.m. Illustrated. 4 pages. 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches. Attached to page with straight pin.

GATE CITY GUARDS ARMORY

Brochure. 1865 – 1897. Memorial Services Of The Atlanta Camp, 159, U.C.V. At the First Baptist Church, Sunday, October 17, 1897, at 7.30 o'clock. Illustrated. 4 pages. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Pin hole.

THE G.A.R. WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED

ALS. Apr. 13, 1895. Scott, Wm. M. Post Commander. O.M. Mitchel Post, No. 1 G.A.R. stationary. Atlanta, Ga. To: Col. L. P. Thomas. Page 2 has embossed seal. 2 pages. 11 x 8-1/4 inches.

SPOKESMAN OF THE NEW SOUTH

Cabinet Photograph. Grady, Henry W., the "Spokesman of the New South," served as managing editor for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. Signed. 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches.

OBITUARY OF L. P. THOMAS I

Broadsheet. Burke, J. W. Obituary Of Col. Lovick P. Thomas, Sr.. (d. May 24, 1878). “My father – This was found among Aunt Ellen Thomas' effects. L.P.T.” 9 x 5-1/2 inches. Laid down onto page.

APPOINTMENT OF L. P. THOMAS, SHERIFF OF FULTON COUNTY

DS. January 9, 1885. State Of Georgia. McDaniel, Henry D., Governor. Appointment of L. P. Thomas as Sheriff of Fulton County. 1885. Howard E. W. Palmer., Secretary of Executive Department. Embossed. 8-1/2 x 11-3/4 inches. Laid onto page.

SIGNED – JOHN B. GORDON

DS. January 7, 1887. State Of Georgia. Gordon, John B. Governor. Appointment of L. P. Thomas as Sheriff of Fulton County. W. H. Harrison, Secretary of Executive Department. 1887. Embossed. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Laid onto page.

GEORGIA GOVERNOR JOHN B. GORDON

DS. January 4, 1889. State Of Georgia. Gordon, John B. Governor. Appointment of L. P. Thomas as Sheriff of Fulton County. W. H. Harrison, Secretary of Executive Department. 1889. Embossed. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Laid onto page.

CROSSED CONFEDERATE FLAGS IN COLOR

Ribbon. Atlanta, April 26, 1894. 8-1/2 x 3 inches. inc. tassels. Crossed Confederate flags. Worn. With 5 x 2 inch Confederate Veteran ribbon attached with a pin.

CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG

Ribbon. Georgia. / Atlanta Camp No. 159, Atlanta. / Seventh Annual Reunion U.C.V. (Battle flag) 1861-1865. June 22, 23, 24, 1897 Nashville, Tenn. / United Confederate Veterans. 9 x 2-1/2 inches. Worn. Bar badge at top “Georgia,” with three sewn sections & tassels.

CONSERVATION OF CONFEDERATE MEMORIES

Pamphlet. Constitution Of The Atlanta Camp, No.159, (battle flag) United Confederate Veterans Of Fulton County, Georgia. Adopted April 25th, 1889. Revised August 15th, 1898. 16 pages. Wraps. Also Printed Letter. Sept. 19, 1897 on Atlanta Camp, No. 159, C. S. A. stationary appealing to lax members to return to the Association. L. P. Thomas, et al. Laid onto page 16, inside rear-cover.

L. P. THOMAS ELECTED TO ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL

DS. December 31, 1895. 1895. Atlanta City Clerks Office. Phillips, J. W., Clerk of Council. Official announcement that L. P. Thomas, has been elected Councilman for the 1st Ward in Atlanta. Embossed City Council Seal. 11 x 8 inches.

TRYING TO HOARD A LITTLE “LARNIN” FOR FUTURE USEFULNESS

Letter copy. Nov. 6th, 1839. Lanier, R. S. 2 pages. 12 x 8 inches. - - - m/s note: “The Father of Sidney The Poet. Written to Wisley _ Thomas, my Father's uncle.

GENEALOGICAL CONNECTIONS

ALS. Oct 25, 1885. Lanier, R. S. Macon, Ga. To Lovick P. Thomas. (My dear Cousin). 7 pages. 9-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches.

ASSIST THE PRESIDENT

Printed Invitation. May 1, 1899 to Com. L. P. Thomas. Chicago..to assist the President in the ceremonies of laying the Corner-Stone of the United States Government Building ...1899. Illustrated. 1 page on heavy board. 13 x 9 inches. Damaged ½ inch along right side.

IMAGE OF VETERAN WITH PROSTHETIC LIMB

Ribbon. Annual Reunion 42nd GA. VET. ASS'N. NORCROSS. July 21, 1904. 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches. With 1-3/4 inch diameter metal banded celluloid button illustrated with two vets shaking hands, one vet has prosthetic leg. - - - “Badges worn on public occasions by L.P. Thomas.”

CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG ON CELLULOID

Ribbon. Atlanta, Ga. Camp No. 159, Fulton County Ga. Annual Reunion Of The United Confederate Veterans / UCV (Battle flag) 1861-1865 / Charleston, S. C. May, 1899. Bar badge with ribbon attached with celluloid button attached in center of the ribbon. 6 x 2 inches.

THE YANKEES ARE COMING

Pamphlet. Dozier, Dr. O. T. Poems Patriotic. Birmingham, Alabama. 1899. 30 pages. Wraps. Souvenir Edition For Confederate Veterans' Day, Alabama State Fair, 1899., Price 25 cts. “A. W. Dozier / Photographer / Atlanta, GA.” Stamped on back cover. 5-3/4 x 3-7/8 inches.

TWO HANDSOME RIBBONS

2 Ribbons. Seventh Annual Reunion. United Confederate Veterans. Nashville, Tenn. June 22-24, 1897. 7-1/4 x 2 inches. - - - Illustrated with Confederate battle flag.

FULTON COUNTY MEMORIAL DAY RIBBON

Ribbon. 1865 Fulton County Confederate Veterans' Association. Memorial Day 1890. 6-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches. Tassels.

ATLANTA BATTLEFIELD REUNION RIBBON

Ribbon. Atlanta Battlefield Reunion. July 19th – 20th, 1900. The Blue And The Gray. 5-1/2 x 2 inches.

THREE CONFEDERATE VETERAN RIBBONS

3 Ribbons. Confederate Veteran. 5 x 2 inches.

ILLUSTRATED WITH SOLDIERS SHAKING HANDS ON BATTLEFIELD

Ribbon. Guest. Atlanta Battles Reunion. The Blue And The Gray. July 20, 1900. 4-1/4 x 1-1/4 inches, inc. 1-1/4 inch celluloid cylinder attached at bottom illustrated with an eagle & Resurgens, 1865 Atlanta, Ga. 1847 on one side & a color illustration of a Union & Confederate soldier shaking hands.

ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPH

Button with black & white ribbons. 1 inch button. 5-1/2 inch ribbons. Illustrated with image of comrade.

ILLUSTRATED WITH VETRANS IMAGE

Button, 1 inch. In Memoriam. Image of comrade. With ribbons. Entertainment Committee. 4 inch.

ORIGINAL “WAR TIME” ILLUSTRATION

Watercolor Illustration. 5-5/8 x 10-3/4 inches. With accompanying AL. Thomas, L. P. written on stationary of the office of Sheriff, Fulton County, John W. Nelms, Atlanta, Ga. March 25th, 1902. L. P. Thomas is listed as a deputy. “Relic of War Times. This picture found in Augusta Ga. In an old trunk belonging to Fred Cook by W. G. Middleton and presented to me by Mrs. J. M. Goldsmith of Atlanta. The soldiers are viewing a flag seen in the distance floating over a fortification at some point in Va. The flag is perhaps the Stars & Stripes & the soldiers are officers perhaps of the Confederate Army. L.P.T.” 6-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches. Both laid onto page.

“HEROES WHO NOW LIE BENEATH THE SOD IN THE CITY OF THE DEAD”

ALS. April 3, 1895. Slaton, W. F., Supt. Schools, Board of Education, Atlanta, Ga. L. P. Thomas. 9-1/2 x 6 inches. Upper 1/3 laid onto page. - - - Concerns participation in the Memorial Day Veterans' Association. “the memory of the grand heroes who now lie beneath the sod in the city of the dead.”

GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET TO ATTEND REUNION

ALS. April 8, 1895. Longstreet, James. Gainesville, Ga. To Colonel L. P. Thomas, Atlanta. Longstreet accepts invitation for Memorial Day. 9-1/2 x 6 inches. Tipped onto page at top ½ inch.

RECOLECTION OF THE CAPTURE OF DeGRESS' BATTERY

ALS. Jany. 18, 1897. Greensboro, Ga. Mitchell, J. M., (formally Capt. Co. H.). Reminiscences of the capture of DeGress' Battery. 4 pages. 8 x 5 inches. Straight pin at top. Col. L. P. Thomas.

SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF ATLANTA

TLS. April 19, 1895. Calhoun, Wm. P. President of The South Carolina Society of Atlanta, Ga. 1 page. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Tipped onto page at top. To Col. L. P. Thomas, Chief Marshall.

COTTON MADE HIM THE RICHEST MAN IN GEORGIA

ALS. Feby. 29, 1896. Inman, Hugh T. Inman, Smith & Co. Atlanta, Ga. 1 page. 9-1/2 x 6 inches. Tipped onto page at top. To Col. L. P. Thomas.

CONFEDERATE VETERAN – GEORGIA JUDGE

ALS. July 16. Epps, Howard Van. Sweetwater Park Hotel, Lithia Springs, Ga. stationary. To Col. Thomas. Epps is unable to attend reunion. 1 page. 9-1/4 x 6 inches. Tipped onto page at top. - - - Howard Van Epps joined Co. A, 19th Tennessee Infantry, Strahl's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Hardee's Corps & served through the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta, and in the battles around Atlanta, notably that of July 22 & the Battle of Jonesboro. He graduated from Univ. of Georgia, member of the bar, judge.

CAPERS BATTALION GEORGIA MILITIA

Typed Manuscript Speech. January 1901. Cabaniss, H. H. Address. Lee's birthday at the Capitol. Manuscript notations. Dedication of Confederate Soldiers' Home. 6 pages. 11 x 8-1/4 inches. - - - H. H. Cabaniss, Georgia Militia Battalion Cadets. Georgia Military Institute and commanded by Gen. Frank W. Capers. Recipient of the Veterans' Cross. “The Georgia Cadets were the last organized Confederate soldiers on duty east of the Mississippi river, and their last service, as the first, was on provost duty, guarding the city of Augusta, Ga., and the Confederate arsenals and army stores of that city. They obeyed the last order of a Confederate officer, Major-General Lafayette McLaws. That order was issued after the surrenders of General Lee and General Johnston and was dated May 1, 1865, and they served under that order till the 20th of May 1865...”

THE BIRTHDAY OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE

Typed Manuscript Speech. (Thomas, L. P.) Lee's Birthday. “Ladies of the L. P. Thomas Chapter, Georgia Division, U. D. C. ... Orator of the Day, Gen. A. J. West..” Manuscript notations. 3 pages. 13 x 8 inches.

1904 REUNION AT NORCROSS GEORGIA

ALS. Aug. 10, 1903. Bell, H. P. Cumming, Ga. To Col. L. P. Thomas, Atlanta. 1904 Reunion. 1 page. 11” x 8-1/2”

Dispersed throughout the Scrapbook are over 150 19th century newspaper clippings of historic interest laid onto the pages.

END of Scrapbook Description.

Association Items accompanying collection

JUDGE HILLYER'S ADDRESS IN THE EARLY SPRING MONTHS OF 1863, GEN. LONGSTREET WAS ENGAGED IN MILITARY OPERATIONS AROUND SUFFOLK, VA.

Hillyer, George. Battle Of Gettysburg. Address Before the Walton County, Georgia Confederate Veterans, August 2nd, 1904. From the Walton Tribune. 16 pages. Wraps. 8vo. VG.

MAY 10, 1886 THE MONUMENT TO SENATOR BENJAMIN H. HILL WAS UNVEILED

Harrison, Captain Tip. A Tribute To “The Brave At Home” In 1861. Delivered Before the Atlanta Chapter, Daughters Of The Confederacy, April Twenty-Sixth, Nineteen Hundred and Two. 19 pages. Illustrated. Wraps. Oblong. VG.

HE IS A WASHINGTON WITHOUT HIS YORKTOWN

Hynds, Ho(norable). John Arthur. Address Delivered Before Atlanta Camp No. 159, U. C. V., And The Atlanta Chapter United Daughters Of The Confederacy. June 3, 1904. In The Hall Of The House Of Representatives, Atlanta, Georgia, On The Life And Character Of Jefferson Davis. Published for Distribution by Atlanta Camp No. 159... 20 pages. Wraps. 8vo. VG.

THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE

The Wanderer Case; The Speech Of Hon. Henry R. Jackson Of Savannah, Ga. Introduction By Bill Arp. Biography Of General Jackson By Joseph M. Brown, Esqr. Appendix. Speech Of Daniel Webster At Capon Springs, Virginia, June, 1851. Delivered At Atlanta, Georgia, Under The Auspices Of The Y. M. L. A., In The Hall Of The House Of Representatives, Friday Night, November 13, 1891. Ed Holland, Publisher. Frontispiece. 83 pages. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps lightly discolored, top edge of spine starting, Overall VG. - - - Signed on the front cover, “L. P. Thomas Sr. / Jany 15th, 1903.”

WHICH OUR UNION HINDERS PERFECT LOVE

Derry, Joseph T. The Strife Of Brothers. Book First. The Gathering Of The Hosts. A Poem. (1903). 26 pages. 8vo. Wraps. VG.

ATLANTA'S FALL WOULD OPEN WIDE THE GATE

Derry, Joseph T. Memories Of '64. A Poem. (1902). 24 pages. Wraps. 8vo. VG.

FIGHTING DISMOUNTED

Howard, Howard C., Of Company C. Sketch Of Cobb Legion Cavalry And Some Incidents And Scenes Remembered. Prepared and Read under Appointment of Atlanta Camp 159, U. C. V., August 19, 1901. 20 pages. Wraps. 8vo. Staples removed with metal fasteners. VG.

BEGGING MONEY IS NO PLEASANT OCCUPATION

Typed Letter. The John B. Gordon Monument Association. Atlanta, Ga., February 13, 1904. (Signed in type) L. P. Thomas, Chairman et al. 1 page. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. VG.

HANDSOME IMAGE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS

Illustration. Jefferson Davis. “This is an exact copy of the illustration appearing in Messages and Papers of the Confederacy.” (in red ink above image). 9 x 5-3/4 inches. Lightly discovered at the top 1” & 1/8” along the right edge, otherwise VG.

ATLANTA DURING THE SHERMAN DAYS

Gay, Mary A. H. Life In Dixie During The War. 1863-1864-1865. Atlanta, Ga. Constitution Job Office. 1892. Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris. 255 pages. (First Edition). Inner front hinge broken, end pages foxed, extremities rubbed, title in gilt on spine and cover is clean, overall Good.

SOUTHERN MEN & WOMEN

Daguerreotypes. 9 unidentified. One broken glass plate - CSA officer believed to be General Edward Lloyd Thomas, uncle to L. P. Thomas II.- - -

L. P. Thomas was Appointed Captain in the (42nd Regiment, Georgia Volunteers) Gwinnett Beauregards of the Georgia Militia by Georgia governor & Commander-in-Chief Joseph E. Brown on March 26, 1862. By order of General Robert E. Lee the 42nd Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, was officially mustered into the Confederate Army on April 11, 1862. After action in multiple battles including: Chickasaw Bayou, Miss.; Vicksburg, Miss.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Missionary Ridge, Tenn.; Atlanta, Ga.; Buzzard's Roost Gap, Ga.; Kennesaw Mountain, Ga.; Franklin, Tenn.; Nashville; Edisto River; Bentonville, NC. Lt. Co. L. P. Thomas takes command of the 42nd Georgia Consolidated Infantry, in Henderson's Brigade, S. D. Lee's Corps. The 42nd GA formed one half of Stovall's Brigade in the last great battle of the Army of Tennessee, March 19-21, 1865 at the Battle of Bentonville, N. C. - - -

(L. P. Thomas II) Lt. Col. Lovick Pierce Thomas' father L. P. Thomas I was a Captain & Quartermaster with the 35th Regiment of Georgia infantry in 1862. He helped carry General Joseph E. Johnston off the field when he was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines. Mentioned for gallant conduct by General Joseph R. Anderson in the Official Records of the Civil War. Three uncles were confederate officers: General Edward Lloyd Thomas, Colonel Henry Philip Thomas, and Major Wesley Wailes Thomas. Brother Heck Thomas at the age of 12 accompanied his father and uncle Edward Lloyd Thomas to Virginia as a courier. By order of Robert E. Lee he was entrusted to take the fallen Federal General Philip Kearny's horse and equipment to the general's widow. In later life he was a U. S. Deputy Marshall and with two fellow U. S. Marshall's in the Oklahoma Territory was accredited with the apprehension of some 300 outlaws including the demise of the Doolin & Dalton Gangs. Future son-in-law Courtland Winn was the Mayor of Atlanta.

REMINISCENCES OF FORTY SECOND GEORGIA.
Confederate Veteran January 1904
Col. L. P. Thomas writes in Gwinnett (Ga., Journal: "Mr. Editor: By request o f one of the fair Daughters of the Confederacy of your grand old county, I contribute a short article for the 'Woman's Edition' of your journal for the worthy purpose of aiding the Winnie Davis Memorial.
After my return from the gold fields of California, in 1856, I married one of Gwinnett's purest and brightest daughters, and commenced a mercantile business under the style of Wilson & Thomas. I was enjoying prosperity in this business when the tocsin of war was sounded. I organized Company A from the noble, gallant young men of Gwinnett County, which became a part of the grand old Forty Second Georgia Regiment. It was first commanded by Col. R. J. Henderson, with R. F. Maddox lieutenant colonel, W. H. Hulsey major. After fighting over Kentucky and through Tennessee, it was at Vicksburg in the memorable forty seven days' siege, with the hardships of the ditches, on half rations and part of the time eating mule meat to keep son] and body together, all this time under a galling fire from the gunboats on the river and the small arms from the enemy occupying the entrenchments surrounding this doomed city.
After returning to our native Georgia, we fought Over ail the bloody fields from Missionary Ridge to Atlanta, and then again made an onward march to Nashville, fighting Over the never to be forgotten plains of Franklin, which was one of the hardest fought battles of the war. We had been in many skirmishes, besides having fought the following hard and bloody battles, viz.: Tazewell, Cumberland Gap, Chickasaw Bayou, Baker's Creek, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face, Resaca, New Hope, Pumpkin Vine, Kennesaw, Atlanta (July 20, l864) , Atlanta (July 22, 1864,), Atlanta (July 28, 1864) , Jonesboro, Franklin (November 30, 1864) , Nashville (December if, . 17, 1864, . Edisto River, Bindker's Bridge, Orangeburg, Winston, and then Bentonville, this being twenty two in all and the last battle of the war. A few of this noble old regiment yet remain.
BENTONVILLE.
In this last battle of the war all of this grand regiment coffered themselves in glory. We had taken our position in a pine forest near the main road leading to Smithfield Station, at which point the Federals charged our line repeatedly, their colors proudly waving immediately in our front. Their colors would rise and fall in a few feet of our battle line. It was here I saw Moses Martin, of Company A, fall. He lay there among other wounded ones, and encouraged our boys to move on. Soon after this charge was made, and we were resting on our arms, some of the Confederate officers came rapidly down our line and complimented us for the fight we had made. Soon after this our entire army was again moved toward Smithfield Station, at which point the reorganization of the army under Gen. J. E. Johnston took place. Col. R. J. Henderson, who had been commanding Cumming's Brigade for some time, was promoted to brigade commander. I had first taken command of the Forty Second Georgia on the battlefield at Resaca, Ga.. and commanded in most' of the battles hereafter.
In this reorganization I was promoted to lieutenant colonel. and J. J. McClendon was made the major. The regiment was then known as the Consolidated Forty Second Georgia Regiment, many of the regiments being consolidated so as to make one regiment, and new officers placed over them . Gen. J. E. Johnston had again assumed command, and the different organizations, under new leaders, commenced in earnest to drill and maneuver, preparing for the next battle. With this new order of things we were again ready for the conflict, but the fighting was over.
Soon thereafter our entire army commenced to march toward Greensboro, N.C. On the march, perhaps the second day of the way, a soldier, who had belonged to the Virginia Army and had in some way gotten away in advance of his comrades and no doubt was moving a rapidly as he could toward his loved ones and home, disheartened, sore footed, and hungry, reported to the officers he first met that Gen. Lee had surrendered. This seemed so absurd that we could not believe it, and the poor fellow was put under arrest and held for a day. After this the news of the surrender came thick and fast, and the Virginia soldier was again allowed to proceed toward his home, apologies having been made to him.
Another thrilling incident I remember. A soldier (his regiment and name I have forgotten) had been tried by a court martial for desertion. He was a young fellow, and had not been long with his command, but the strictest discipline was necessarily in force, and the sentence was death. He was to be executed that very day near Greensboro. The detail of men had been made, the time and place selected where he was to be legally executed (shot to death) under military order. His position had been taken, the soldiers were drawn up in front to do the firing, when a dashing young officer from the army headquarters was seen in the distance riding at breakneck speed and waving the pardon from the general commanding just in time to save the life of the poor fellow.
We commenced moving again in silence toward Greensboro and High Point, where we surrendered a few days later. The soldiers were ordered to march to their destinations, each under its own commander, and my military connection with these matchless and fearless soldiers was terminated.
Our command moved on to High Point, a short distance from Greensboro and there in an old field I had our regiment to stack arms, about four hundred in number, and when that was done, amid a silence that could almost be felt, many a tear was shed by brave officers and brave men while standing there over those guns. A beautiful address had been prepared and handed to me, signed by every officer and noncommissioned officer in my regiment, expressive of the highest admiration form me and the deepest regret at parting. This address I still have, preserved among my many cherished army relic:
Tell it as you may,
It never can be told,
Sing it as you will.
It never can be sung
The story of the glory
Of the men who wore the gray.

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