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Steele, Henry N., 1833-1865 (Sc 2309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Steele, Henry N., 1833-1865 (Sc 2309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2309. Diary kept by Confederate Henry N. Steele, a second lieutenant serving in the Warren Light Artillery, Warren County, Mississippi, from 17 August 1861 to 31 December 1861. Brief entries discuss troop movements and skirmishes in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and especially southcentral Kentucky. He makes more in-depth comments about a skirmish at Woodsonville, Hart County, Kentucky on 17 December 1861.
Riggs, Benjamin Franklin, 1849-1930 (Sc 1857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Riggs, Benjamin Franklin, 1849-1930 (Sc 1857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1857. Memoir written by Benjamin Franklin Riggs, with particular emphasis on his Civil War service in Arkansas with Confederate forces. Also, a copy of his surrender document, 7 June 1865.
Parker, Elvis Brooks, 1841-1862 (Sc 1853), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parker, Elvis Brooks, 1841-1862 (Sc 1853), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan of all material (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1853. Information gathered by an unnamed genealogist related to Elvis Brooks Parker's Civil War service. Parker, from Tennessee, was apparently court-martialed and shot for deserting the Confederate army and fighting for the Union army. His execution occurred after the Battle of Hartsville, Tennessee.
Claggett, David Mckee, 1835-1869 (Sc 1827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Claggett, David Mckee, 1835-1869 (Sc 1827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1827. Typescript of Civil War diary kept by David McKee Claggett from 1 October 1861 to 1 January 1865. Collection also includes associated research data.