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[Identification of item], in the William King Papers, #2985-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Full text of diary, 1864

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Gift 1953

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• Cobb County (Ga.)--History--19th century.
• Diaries.
• Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
• King, William, fl. 1864-1879.
• Plantations--Georgia--Cobb County.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Claims.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confiscations and contributions.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects.

Diary, July-September 1864 (180 pages), of William King of Cobb County, Ga., who remained alone on his plantation to protect his property and slaves from depredations by federal forces, and papers, 1879, concerning King's claim against the United States government for damages by federal troops, based on his claim that he was a unionist during the war. Diary entries record difficulties and hardships affecting all classes, his generally good treatment by federal soldiers and discussions of slavery with them, the cancellation of religious services by federal army order after Confederate ministers refused to pray for the United States president, the collapse of Confederate forces around Atlanta, and the return of federal troops from Stoneman's Raid, having suffered greatly.