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- Repository
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
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Andrews, Charles H. (Charles Haynes), 1835-1905.
- Title
- Charles H. Andrews Papers, 1795-1950
- Call Number
- 2849
- Language of Materials
- Materials in
English
- Extent
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- Items: About 400
- Linear Feet: 2.0
Abstract
Charles Haynes Andrews (1835-1905) of Madison and Milledgeville, Ga., was a lawyer, businessman, Confederate Army captain,
and author of a history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment (3rd Regiment of Georgia Volunteers), which served in Maryland,
Virginia, and other locations.
The collection consists of personal correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, and genealogical materials of Charles H. Andrews
and other Andrews and Harris family members. There are only scattered items for the period 1795-1855, consisting of legal
and personal papers of the Haynes and Andrews families and of unrelated persons. The bulk of the papers, 1858-1904, consists
of personal papers of Andrews and his wife, Florence Emma Harris Andrews, including correspondence between them and with family
and friends. Civil War materials include Andrews's letters describing military action and camp life, a report concerning activities
of Wright's Brigade in the battle of Sharpsburg, and records of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. Other letters document
land owned in Florida, positions as deputy clerk of Superior Court and judge of Morgan County, Ga., wartime and postwar hardships,
and race relations. Beginning in 1890, a large amount of the correspondence concerns Confederate veterans' activities in Georgia
and Andrews's writing of the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. There are only a few items for the period after
1904; they are chiefly letters to members of the Andrews family asking for information on the Harris family, about which Charles
Haynes Andrews Jr. did research. Undated material includes a number of items on the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
and Iverson Louis Harris's writings concerning his legal and political career in Georgia. A number of the volumes relate to
Andrews's Confederate service, including diaries, Home Guard records, and the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment history. Also
included are several scrapbooks of material on Milledgeville, Ga., and on the Andrews, Harris, and Hall families; a volume
of original writings by Charles Eaton Haynes; Rebecca Ann Harris's commonplace book; a volume of data on the Harris and related
families prepared by Iverson Louis Harris; a notebook containing an alphabetical list of persons buried in the Milledgeville
cemetery; and printed materials, chiefly political, historical, literary, and scientific addresses, reports, and other writings.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions.
- Alternate Form of Material
- Microfilm copy (filmed September 1980) available.
Reel 1: Volume 17
- Acquisitions Information
- Received on deposit from Florence Andrews Scruggs of Rock Hill, S.C., in September 1952.
- Processing Information
- Processed by: Anna Brooke Allan, June 1961
- Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2005
- Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the encoding of this finding aid.
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Original finding aid is filed in folder 1a
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Charles H. Andrews Papers #2849, 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.
- Andrews, Charles H. (Charles Haynes), 1835-1905.
- Andrews family.
- Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
- Cemeteries--Georgia--Milledgeville--History.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 3rd.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Diaries.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Regimental histories.
- Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
- Family--Georgia--Social life and customs.
- Georgia. Militia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Georgia--Biography.
- Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- Georgia--Race relations.
- Hall family.
- Harris family.
- Harris, Iverson Louis, 1805-1876.
- Harris, Rebecca Ann.
- Haynes, Charles Eaton, 1784-1841.
- Haynes family.
- Judges--Georgia--History--19th century.
- Lawyers--Georgia--History--19th century.
- Madison (Ga.)--History.
- Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Milledgeville (Ga.)--History.
- Real property--Florida--History--19th century.
- Registers of births, etc.--Georgia--Milledgeville.
- Scrapbooks--Georgia--History--19th century.
- Veterans--Confederate States of America.
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.
Back to TopRelated Collections
Iverson Louis Harris Papers (#900)
Back to TopBiographical Note
Charles Haynes Andrews (1835-1905) was born in Montgomery County, Ala., the son of Edwin Ruffin Andrews of Warren County,
Ga., and Mary Ann Haynes Andrews of Hancock County, Ga. He was the grandson of Charles Eaton Haynes (1784-1841), a member
of Congress from Sparta, Ga. After Edwin Ruffin Andrews died, Mary Ann Haynes Andrews moved Charles and his brother, Albert
Andrews, to Athens, Ga., where the boys were educated. About 1857, the family moved to Madison, Morgan County, Ga., where
Charles and Albert engaged in the drug business.
Andrews married Florence Emma Harris (1839-1882) of Milledgeville, Ga., in 1859. She was the daughter of Mary Euphemia Davies
Harris and Iverson Louis Harris (1805-1876), a circuit court judge, member of the legislature, and Georgia Supreme Court justice.
They had four children: Charles Haynes Jr., Frank, Louis H., and Mary.
When the Civil War began, Andrews was residing in Madison. He was elected first lieutenant in the Home Guard, later rising
to the rank of captain. His outfit was mustered into Confederate service on 2 May 1861 as the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
(3rd Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, Company D), which became a unit in Wright's brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Andrews served in North Carolina, 1861-1862, and in Virginia, 1862-1864. In January 1863, he was appointed by Robert E. Lee
as judge advocate of court martial, Anderson's division. In May 1863, he was placed in charge of the 3rd Georgia Infantry
Regiment and participated in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In July 1863, he was given command of the 3rd
Georgia Infantry Regiment. He resigned from the army in 1864 for medical reasons.
In the period after the war, Andrews returned to Madison and for a time resumed the drug business with his brother. Later
he began a legal career, and, for part of the 1870s and 1880s, he served as judge of the Morgan County court. He moved to
northern Florida for a brief time to benefit his wife's health, but returned to Georgia in 1882 when she died. In December
1882, he settled in Milledgeville, Ga., and engaged in the insurance business. He lived there until his death in 1905.
Back to TopCollection Overview
The collection consists of personal correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, and genealogical materials of Charles H. Andrews (Charles Haynes Andrews) (1835-1905) and other Andrews and Harris family members. There are only scattered items for the period 1795-1855, consisting of legal and personal papers of the Haynes and Andrews families and of unrelated persons. The bulk of the papers, 1858-1904, consists of personal papers of Andrews
and his wife, Florence Emma Harris Andrews, including correspondence between them and with family and friends. Civil War materials include Andrews's letters describing military action and camp life, a report concerning activities of Wright's Brigade in the battle of Sharpsburg, and records of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment (3rd Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, Company D). Other letters document land owned in Florida, positions as deputy clerk of Superior Court and judge of Morgan County, Ga., wartime and postwar hardships, and race relations. Beginning in 1890, a large amount of the correspondence concerns Confederate veterans' activities in Georgia and Andrews's writing of the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. There are only a few items for the period after
1904; they are chiefly letters to members of the Andrews family asking for information on the Harris family, about which Charles Haynes Andrews Jr. did research. The undated material includes a number of items on the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment and Iverson Louis Harris's writings concerning his legal and political career in Georgia. A number of the volumes relate to Andrews's Confederate
service, including diaries, Home Guard records, and the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. Also included are several scrapbooks of material on Milledgeville, Ga., and on the Andrews, Harris, and Hall families; a volume of original writings by Charles Eaton Haynes; Rebecca Ann Harris's commonplace book; a volume of data on the Harris and related families prepared by Iverson Louis Harris; a notebook containing an alphabetical
list of persons buried in the Milledgeville cemetery; and printed materials, chiefly political, historical, literary, and scientific addresses, reports, and other writings.
Back to TopItems Separated
Oversize volumes (V-2849/S-1A,5,11,15,18
Back to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
Papers, 1795-1950.
About 400 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
The collection consists of personal correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, and genealogical materials of Charles H. Andrews
(1835-1905) and other Andrews and Harris family members. There are only scattered items for the period 1795-1855, consisting
of legal and personal papers of the Haynes and Andrews families and of unrelated persons. Included are a 1795 land grant to
William M. McKissack; an 1817 report on the penal code of Georgia; a letter, 1830, from Congressman John Floyd; a copy of a legal document, 1839, concerning the sale of slaves by Mary Andrews to her daughter, Sarah A. Baker, with provisions for her grandsons Charles H. and Albert Andrews; and a letter, 1855, asking Mrs. Andrews if she still kept a school.
The bulk of the papers, 1858-1904, consist of personal papers of Charles H. Andrews and his wife, Florence Emma Harris Andrews,
including correspondence between them and with family and friends, carrying news of social activities in various Georgia towns
and European travel. Andrews's Civil War letters describe military action and camp life in Roanoke Island, N.C., and South Mills, N.C.; Portsmouth, Va., Deep Creek, Va., Suffolk, Va., Chancellorsville, Va., Petersburg, Va., Drewry's Bluff, Va., Richmond, Va., and Fredericksburg, Va., and tell of the Merrimac, activities of Andrews and other soldiers, and give directions about affairs at home. There are letters from other family
and friends, including a letter from Florence Harris Andrews to her mother in which she described a visit to her husband in
Virginia, the sadness of seeing men go to battle, and her escape from Federal invasion. Other Civil War materials include
a report concerning activities of Wright's Brigade in the battle of Sharpsburg, instructions from the Office of the Chief of Subsistence, and a 1862 muster roll and 1864 reenlistment resolution for the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment.
Postwar correspondence provides family news, as well as description of hardships, the difficulty of keeping servants, and
behavior toward the army of occupation. Florence Harris Andrews's letters to her family note joining the Presbyterian Church and travel in Florida and Georgia, including a commentary on riding in unsegregated trains. Letters also document land owned in Florida
and positions as deputy clerk of Superior Court and judge of Morgan County. Beginning in 1890, a large amount of Andrews's
correspondence concerns Confederate veterans' activities in Georgia and his writing of the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry
Regiment.
There are only a few items for the period after 1904 and they are chiefly letters to members of the Andrews family asking
for information on the Harris family, about which Charles Haynes Andrews Jr. did research. The undated material includes several
items on the history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment and Iverson Louis Harris's writings concerning his legal and political
career in Georgia. A number of the volumes, including diaries, relate to Andrews's Confederate service, especially with the
Home Guard of Madison, Morgan County, Ga., and later the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment. There are also several scrapbooks
of material on Milledgeville, Ga., and on the Andrews, Harris, and Hall families; a volume of original writings by Charles
Eaton Haynes; Rebecca Ann Harris's 1849 commonplace book; a volume of data on the Harris and related families prepared by
Iverson Louis Harris; and a notebook containing an alphabetical list of persons buried in the Milledgeville cemetery. Printed
materials include Civil War orders, but are comprised chiefly of political, historical, literary, and scientific addresses,
reports, and other writings.
Folder
1a
Original finding aid
Provides additional description of materials, including names of some correspondents
Folder
1b
1795-1813
Folder
2
1817-1820
Folder
3
1830-1860
Folder
4
1862
Folder
5
1863-1867
Folder
6
1868-1876
Folder
7
1877-1889
Folder
8-9
1890
Folder
10-11
1891
Folder
12
1892-1897
Folder
13
1898-1901
Folder
14
1902-1903
Folder
15
1904-1937
Folder
16
Undated
Folder
17
Family data: Haynes and Harris
Folder
18
Writings, undated
Folder
19
History of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
Folder
20
Records of men in the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
Folder
21a
Volume 1a: Iverson L. Harris, circa 1861
Recollections, particularly relating to political activities in Georgia, 1826-1861
Folder
21b
Volume 1b: Writings of Charles Eaton Haynes, 1832-1834
"Original pieces on different subjects and occasions"
Folder
22
Volume 2: Commonplace book of Rebecca Ann Harris, 1849-1860
"Montpelier," Milledgeville, Ga.; contains poems, meditations, and commonplace entries
Folder
23
Volume 3: Autograph book of Charles H. Andrews, 1856-1893
Athens, Ga.; contains poems of Charles Eaton Haynes, letters, and miscellaneous entries
Folder
24
Volume 4: Records of Home Guard of Madison, Morgan County, Ga., 1859-1861
Accounts of their organization, rules and regulations, minutes of meetings and drills, and resolutions
Folder
25
Volume 5: Scrapbook of Charles H. Andrews, 1859-1890 (bulk 1860s-1870s)
Contains items relating to his Confederate Army career, including commissions, orders, clippings about battles, activities
of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment, and other Confederate subjects
Folder
26
Volume 6: Minutes of the Home Guards of Madison, Morgan County, Ga., April 1861-June 1862
Morning reports, copies of orders, resignations, correspondence, and other papers of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
Folder
27
Volume 7: Pocket diary, 1861-1862
Probably of Charles H. Andrews, containing roll of 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment; record of clothes and blankets issued; description
of troop movements; notes on history of the company; and lists of men killed
Folder
28
Volume 8: Diary of J. A. Wilson, July 1862-May 1865
Extracts from a diary kept while the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment was with Confederate troops in Virginia
Folder
29
Volume 9: Roll of Home Guard of Madison, Morgan County, Ga., 1861-1863
Descriptive roll of 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment with individual physical descriptions of officers and men; notations, as
to deaths, wounds, appointments, furloughs, dismissals, and desertions
Folder
30
Volume 10: Pocket notebook, 1864
Slight records of killed and wounded from several companies at Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, Va.
Folder
31
Volume 11: Scrapbook, 1876-1941
Clippings; poems; obituaries of related families and Milledgeville residents; and writings on religion, Confederate history,
and miscellaneous subjects
Folder
32
Volume 12: Account book of Charles H. Andrews, 1877-1878
Documents food, clothing, and other expenses; court costs; accounts with various individuals for services and goods; and notes
on musical instruments
Folder
33
Volume 13: Record book of Mrs. S. E. Gabbett, 1900-1902
Contains lists of names of Confederate Army veterans, chiefly from Georgia, who were awarded the cross of honor by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy of Atlanta, Ga.
Folder
34
Volume 14: Scrapbook, 1930-1937
Probably compiled by a member of the Andrews family; contains poems, greeting cards, clippings concerning Georgia people,
especially from Milledgeville, and the work of Mary Andrews in the Presbyterian Church
Folder
35
Volume 15: Scrapbook, 1937-1950
Probably compiled by a member of the Andrews family; contains clippings on the history of Milledgeville, 1930s-1940s, including
the centennial celebration of the governor's mansion in 1938 and activities of the Andrews, Hall, and Harris families
Folder
36
Volume 16: Songbook, undated
Words and music for several songs, written in ink
Folder
37
Volume 17: Notebook, undated
Contains family data of the Iverson Louis Harris family and related Lanier, Washington, Lewis, Byne, Devies, Baillie, and
Andrews families of Virginia and Georgia
Folder
38
Volume 18: Charles H. Andrews history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
Folder
39
Volume 19: Charles H. Andrews history of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
Folder
40
Volume 20: Notebook, undated
Contains alphabetical list of persons buried in the cemetery at Milledgeville, Ga., with inscriptions and dates on the graves
noted
Folder
41a-f
Volume 21: Printed materials, 1820-1936
Includes reprints of Civil War orders, but comprised chiefly of political, historical, literary, and scientific addresses,
reports, and other writings
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