Genre: memoirs / Subject - Names: Confederate States of America and Confederate States of America. Army--Cavalry / Subject - Geographic: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 / Access: Public - Emory Digital Collections Search Results

Start Over Genre memoirs Subject - Names Confederate States of America Subject - Names Confederate States of America. Army--Cavalry Subject - Geographic United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Access Public

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Personal reminiscences of William Macon Crumley from February 1862 to April 1865. Crumley enlisted in the Richmond Hussars, Cobb's Legion of Cavalry, in February 1862, when he was 14 years old, and was soon transferred to General J. B. Kershaw's brigade as a courier, at Kershaw's request. He describes his experiences at Richmond, Fredericksburg, Cedar Creek, and Chickamauga, and relates anecdotes regarding Kershaw, General Y. J. Pope, and General Clement C. Evans - May 24, 1907 (typescript)

Creator:: Crumley, William Macon
Date:: 1907
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