From the Battlefield to Nancy: A 1864 Civil War Letter (Part Three)
From the Battlefield to Nancy: A 1864 Civil War Letter (Part Three) ⬅️ Back to Part 2: Garland & Nancy Taylor: Uncovering the 1820 Hammock Marriage Bond (Part 2) Record F871 from the local history book, featuring the background of Garland H. Taylor and the printed transcription of his September 4, 1864 Civil War letter to Nancy. In this third part of our deep dive into record F871, we turn to one of the most powerful pieces of history in our family archives: an original letter written straight from a Civil War battlefield. On September 4, 1864, Garland H. Taylor sat down near Warren, Arkansas, to write home to his wife, Nancy, and their children—offering a raw, firsthand look at life, worry, and hope during the war. The official county record confirming the 1820 marriage of Garlant (Garland) and Jane Long—the family foundation that would be put to the ultimate test four decades later during the Civil War. In late summer 1864, 48-year-old Garlant H. Taylor wr...
