Back to TopDescriptive Summary
- Repository
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
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Anderson, Edward C.
- Title
- Edward C. Anderson Papers, 1813-1882
- Call Number
- 3602
- Language of Materials
- Materials in
English
- Extent
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- Items: 63
- Linear Feet: 1.0
Abstract
Edward C. Anderson (1815-1883) of Savannah, Ga., was a United States Navy officer, planter, Confederate Army officer, mayor
of Savannah, insurance company representative, and railroad director. He was married to Sarah McQueen Williamson (1816-1884).
The collection consists of family letters and volumes of Edward C. Anderson and Sarah McQueen Williamson Anderson of Savannah,
Ga. Most of the letters, 1837-1882, are to Sarah Anderson from female friends and relatives, and her husband. Topics include
social life in various northern and southern cities, family news, and wartime conditions in Savannah and in Charleston, S.C.
Eight volumes of notes and diaries of Anderson record his experiences as a United States naval officer, 1835-1839 and 1842-1846,
serving in the Mediterranean, in Florida coastal waters, and with the United States Coast Survey; as a Confederate Army officer
traveling to England, 1861-1864, trying to purchase military supplies there, and later serving with the Savannah River defenses;
and as a resident of Savannah, 1869-1875 and 1877-1882, active as mayor, insurance agent, and director of the Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad Company and the Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia. Anderson's interests in family, social, economic,
racial, and civic affairs during Reconstruction and later are also represented. Other materials include the minutes, 1813-1868,
of the Chatham Academy of Savannah and miscellaneous plantation and slave records.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions.
- Alternate Form of Material
- Microfilm copy (filmed January 1972) available.
Reel 1: folders 1-7
Reel 2: folders 8-14
- Acquisitions Information
- Received from Mrs. J. Fred Schwalb of Savannah, Ga., in November 1962.
- Processing Information
- Processed by: Carolyn Wallace, October 1963
- Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2005
- Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the encoding of this finding aid.
Back to TopAdditional Descriptive Resources
Original finding aid is filed in folder 1a.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Edward C. Anderson Papers #3602, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Anderson, Edward C.
- Anderson family.
- Anderson, Sarah McQueen Williamson, fl. 1837-1882.
- Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company.
- Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia.
- Charleston (S.C.)--Social conditions.
- Chatham Academy.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Diaries.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Supplies and stores.
- Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--England.
- Diaries.
- England--Foreign relations--Confederate States of America.
- Family--Georgia--Social life and customs.
- Florida--Description and travel.
- Mediterranean Region--Description and travel.
- Plantations--Georgia.
- Railroads--Georgia--History--19th century.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Georgia.
- Savannah (Ga.)--History--19th century.
- Savannah (Ga.)--Politics and government.
- Savannah (Ga.)--Social life and customs.
- Schools--Georgia--History--19th century.
- Slave records--Georgia.
- Slavery--Georgia.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Diaries--History--19th century.
- United States. Navy--Sea life--History--19th century.
- Women--Georgia--Social life and customs.
Back to TopBiographical Note
Edward C. Anderson (1815-1883) of Savannah, Ga., was the son of George Anderson and Elizabeth Clifford Wayne Anderson. He
married Sarah McQueen Williamson (1816-1884) and with her had five children: Nina, Edward Maffitt, Georgia, and twins Sallie
W. and Richard.
Anderson was an officer in the United States Navy during the 1830s and 1840s, but apparently resigned to become a planter
in Georgia, residing in Savannah. During the Civil War, he served as a Confederate Army officer, initially as a purchasing
agent in England and later commanding the river batteries in the Georgia Military District with headquarters in Savannah.
After the war, he was mayor of Savannah, representative of Hope Mutual Insurance Company of New York, and director of the
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company and the Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia.
Back to TopCollection Overview
The collection consists of family letters and assorted volumes of Edward C. Anderson (1815-1883) and his wife, Sarah McQueen Williamson Anderson (1816-1884), of Savannah, Ga. Most of the letters, 1837-1882, are to Sarah Anderson from female friends and relatives, and her husband. Topics include
social life in various northern and southern cities, family news, Civil War conditions in Savannah and in Charleston, S.C., and postwar politics and social conditions in Savannah. Eight volumes of notes and diaries of Anderson record his varied experiences as an officer in the United States Navy, 1835-1839 and 1842-1846, serving in the Mediterranean, in Florida coastal waters, and with the United States Coast Survey; as a Confederate Army officer traveling to England, 1861-1864, trying to purchase military supplies there, and serving later with the Savannah River defenses; and as a resident of Savannah, 1869-1875 and 1877-1882, active as mayor, insurance agent, and director of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company and the Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia. Anderson's interests in family, social, economic, racial, and civic affairs during Reconstruction and later are also represented. Other materials include the minutes, 1813-1868, of the Chatham Academy of Savannah, and miscellaneous plantation and slave records.
Back to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
Papers, 1837-1882.
63 items.
Folder
1a
Original finding aid
Includes an historical note on Chatham Academy and extensive descriptions of diary contents
Folder
1b
1837-1844
Folder
2
1845-1865
Folder
3
1868
Folder
4
1869-1882 and undated
Folder
5
Volume 1: Chatham Academy Board of Trustees Minutes, 23 February 1813-18 June 1868
Folder
6
Volume 2: Slave records, 1817-1866
Record of births and some deaths, 1817-1866, of slaves owned by M. A. Thomas; records of blankets and shoes distributed, 1853-1866; also, records of poultry, sheep, cows, and hogs in the 1850s at "Woodstock" and "Marengo".
Folder
7
Volume 3: Ship records, circa 1833-1839
Records pertaining to the U.S.S. Constitution and U.S.S. Macedonian, including rules and regulations, lists of about 500 men assigned to various watches and duties on board; boarding bill roll;
and commonplace entries.
Folder
8
Volume 4: Diary, February 1842-June 1846
Diary describes Anderson's service in the United States Navy, with commentaries on travel on the eastern seaboard and to the
Mediterranean; duties on board the U.S.S. Lexington and U.S.S. General Taylor; Philadelphia, New York, and other port cities in which he was stationed; seamen, fellow officers, and naval news; work with the United States Coast
Survey; and a log of weather and navigation and other records of various phases of seamanship. Also included are family news, lettercopies, recollections, and commonplace entries.
Folder
9
Volume 5: Diary, 1861-1862
Diary includes descriptions of Anderson's trip to Ireland, England, and France to acquire arms and supplies for the Confederacy;
copies of reports and communications relating to river defenses in Georgia; a history of the C.S.S. Fingal, later renamed C.S.S. Atlanta, which he had purchased in London. Published as The European Diary of Major Edward C. Anderson, 1861-1862 (1976), edited by Stanley W. Hoole.
Folder
10
Volume 6: Diary, 2 November 1863-13 November 1864
Diary of Anderson, then a colonel on duty in Savannah, includes commentary on his fellow officers, the defenses of the city
and the river batteries, social events of the city, desertion of Confederate soldiers, United States soldiers and officers
imprisoned in the city, blockade running, news of the sinking of the Alabama and his son "Eddy," who was aboard but rescued, and the exchange of prisoners.
Folder
11
Volume 7: Diary, 16 August 1869-20 March 1871
Diary describes business, civic, governmental, banking, judicial, and social activities in Savannah, Ga., with references
to mayoral work and administration of city government, Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah Board of Education, Savannah River improvement, Reconstruction government of Georgia, travel to Washington, Hope Mutual Insurance Company of New York, Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, and the possible creation of a segregated hospital.
Folder
12
Volume 8: Diary, 21 March 1871-21 February 1875
Diary describes business, civic, governmental, banking, judicial, and social activities in Savannah, Ga., with references
to mayoral work and administration of city government; travel to Washington; railroads, especially the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
and the Central Railroad; the congressional Ku Klux Klan investigating committee; Atlantic and Great Western Canal; segregated street cars; race relations and education in Savannah; and river and harbor improvement work.
Folder
13
Volume 9: Diary, 28 February 1875-9 September 1875
Diary describes business, civic, governmental, banking, judicial, and social activities in Savannah, Ga., with references
to city and railroad business and to a religious gathering under the auspices of the Christian Association of Savannah.
Folder
14
Volume 10: 27 January 1877-10 June 1882
Diary describes business, civic, governmental, banking, judicial, and social activities in Savannah, Ga., with references
to the estate of Anderson's nephew, Edward C. Anderson Jr., Savannah Board of Education, Chatham Academy, Central Railroad and its related steamship business, Savannah harbor improvements, and travel to New York, Washington, and other points on the eastern seaboard.
Folder
15
Envelopes
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