This collection documents the military career of Captain James Lile Lemon. It includes the first and third volume of a three-set diary that details his military engagements and experiences. Of particular note Vol. 1 includes a rose pressed into the cover. In addition, there are copies of Lemon’s memoir in which he detailed his recollections of the war. The collection also contains transcripts of all three diaries and parts one and two of the memoir, wartime maps, newspapers, letters from James Lile Lemon to Eliza Lemon, a 1904 diary of contacts, as well as financial records from the Lemon family and the Smith Lemon Banking Company. Also included is background information about Lemon and artifacts in the collections.