Collection: Civil War Collection / Genre: memoirs / Date: 1890 - Emory Digital Collections Search Results

Start Over Collection Civil War Collection Genre memoirs Date 1890

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2-page memoir of Tapley H. Stewart's experience in the Confederate Army. Stewart served in Company L of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment which took part in battles around Richmond and Chattanooga. Stewart was captured and was a prisoner of war in Elmira, New York (typescript)

Creator:: Stewart, Tapley H.
Date:: between 1865 and 1920
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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2-page memoir of Tapley H. Stewart's experience in the Confederate Army. Stewart served in Company L of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment which took part in battles around Richmond and Chattanooga. Stewart was captured and was a prisoner of war in Elmira, New York (typescript)

Creator:: Stewart, Tapley H.
Date:: between 1865 and 1920
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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25-page memoir, "Thrilling Experiences of a First Georgia Cavalryman in the Civil War" by O. P. Hargis. Hargis joined the 1st Georgia Cavalry at Resaca, Georgia in May 1864 when he was 15 years old. This Division, under command of General Wheeler acted as skirmishers to cover Johnson's retreat from Resaca to Atlanta. Memoir also includes some background and follow up on Hargis and his family (typescript)

Creator:: Hargis, Othnel Polk
Date:: between 1865 and 1925
Format:: Text
Access:: Public