Collection: Civil War Collection / Format: Text / Date: 1907 / Subject - Geographic: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Emory Digital Collections Search Results

Start Over Collection Civil War Collection Format Text Date 1907 Subject - Geographic United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

1.
Letter from Sally L. Tompkins (Richmond, Virginia) to William Berrien Borroughs - September 27, 1907

Creator:: Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 1833-1916
Date:: September 27, 1907
Format:: Text
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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23-page typewritten memoir by John Bowden Malachi titled, "Some of My Experiences as a Confederate Soldier, in the Camp and on the Battlefield, in the Army of Northern Virginia". Bowden was born in Meriwether County near Greenville, Georgia on June 28, 1840. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment on August 26, 1861. He served in the Army for three years in the field and a half year in prison

Creator:: Bowden, John Malachi
Date:: between 1900 and 1920
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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The second page of letter written by Stephen Dill Lee (Columbus, Mississippi) to General William E. Mickle (New Orleans, Louisiana), Adjutant General of the United Confederate Veterans organization, regarding United Confederate Veterans business

Creator:: Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908
Date:: between 1900 and 1908
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

5.
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

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Notebook of F. L Hudgins. Hudgins served in Company K of the 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment. In the notebook, Hudgins wrote the muster roll of his company as well as general thoughts about the war

Creator:: Hudgins, F. L.
Date:: between 1865 and 1930
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Notebook of F. L Hudgins. Hudgins served in Company K of the 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment. In the notebook, Hudgins wrote the muster roll of his company, telling what became of the men in the war, and also a list of the men who were present for duty at Appomattox in April 9, 1865. He also wrote a list of the engagements in which his regiment took part, and a list of the men killed in the various battles

Creator:: Hudgins, F. L.
Date:: between 1865 and 1930
Format:: Text
Access:: Public

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Six letters, written in Welsh, from Elias J. Prichard to his family between 1863 and 1864. Prichard served in the band of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He was in the Atlanta Campaign, during which members of the band of his regiment were detailed to serve as nurses in the field hospital. Typescript copies of English translations of the letters accompany the originals. Also included is correspondence between Pritchard's relatives and Emory Libraries Special Collection, regarding the acquisition and translation of the letters, as well as material relating to Elias Pritchard's life

Creator:: Pritchard, Elias J.
Date:: 1863 to 1960
Format:: Text
Access:: Public