Jackson, Stonewall
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1824 - 1863
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edom T. Moon papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS802f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a series of 24 handwritten narratives by Edom T. Moon, which document the exploits of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. These narratives, which Moon titles "letters," were written sometime between the war's end in 1865 and his death in 1908. Of note is the description of the Battle of Gettysburg in letter 13; the narration of the death and burial of Stonewall Jackson in letter 11; and a copy of the lyrics to the song, "Stonewall Jackson's Way,"...
Dates:
1865-1908, 2000
Francis Lawton Mobley Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1008
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection is a series of letters from Lt. Francis Lawton Mobley to his wife, Rhoda Gaskins Mobley during his time of service in the Civil War. Lt. Mobley illustrates daily camp life for his wife and reports on his general health and well-being. In most letters he reports his current location and the various ailments afflicting the men in his regiment. The most common ailments mentioned were "Brain" fever, chills, measles, mumps, and diarrhea as well as battle field...
Dates:
1861-1916, undated; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1862
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- Subject: Richmond (Va.) X
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- Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 1
- Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862 1
- Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862 1
- Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 1
- Charleston (S.C.) 1
- Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862 1
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 1
- Hanover, Battle of, Hanover, York County, Pa., 1863 1
- Harpers Ferry, Battle of, Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 1862 1
- Military maneuvers -- Georgia 1
- Nashville (Ga.) 1
- Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865 1
- Savannah (Ga.) 1
- Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862. 1
- Smith Island (N.C.) 1
- Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864 1
- Wilmington (N.C.) 1
- Winchester (Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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