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Artillery Experiences at Petersburg & Elsewhere by Dr. Joseph W. Eggleston - January 3, 1895
Eggleston's letter is fragile, the paper is aged, and the edges are beginning to break off. The type is also very light. The letter was used as a talk given to the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans, January 3, 1895. Eggleston's opening remarks mention that the current generation shows little interest in the events that occurred between 1861-1865. They are neglecting to preserve the history for future generations. But their children will ...
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A Trooper's Reminiscences by Benjamin Boisseau Vaughn - May 27, 1894
Object ID 2009.75.220 is a duplicate of this newspaper article. Object ID 2009.75.026 - The content of the object ID referred to is a one-page entry that is in pieces, but is part of this same newspaper article, which is the same as page 5. Page 3 and 4 are duplicates, but the second image has more of the article on the right top. The newspaper is split into smaller portions where it was folded. Vaughan was a trooper in the 1st Virginia ...
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Beauregard at Drewry's Bluff & Petersburg - April 12, 1893
Johnson Hagood was born in South Carolina, educated at the South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel), practiced law, and was a member of the state militia. He entered the Confederate service at the start of the Civil War and in 1862 was ranked as a Brigadier General. In early 1864 he was in charge of the Seventh Military District of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, commanded by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. When Beauregard wa...
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Captain C. T. Allen at Fort Harrison. - 1894 (approximate)
The first image indicates a chapter number that Bernard wrote down, and the name Captain C. T. Allen. This is the only indication that the letter was written by Allen. The notation is written on scrap paper that Bernard used and is on the reverse of an old legal transcript. The actual first page of the letter has been glued to another page and the page number is not visible. The content appears to be in Bernard's handwriting. In September o...
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Closing Days of the Army of Northern Virginia by William Mahone - July 25, 1895
Bernard has cut and pasted the first two pages of Mahone's transcribed letter, and has inserted a biography of Mahone, along with a third page (inserted by Bernard) to finish the biography. The letter then continues for 29 pages, where at the bottom of the page an addendum is inserted. The last two pages are by Bernard. Mahone was born in Southhampton County on December 1, 1826; he was educated at VMI, graduating in 1847. He taught school for ...
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Cockade City's Surrender by J. P. Williamson - June 17, 1894
The first four pages are newspaper strips that have been glued to scrap paper. The paper is from Bernard's old legal cases; the typing on the reverse is visible through the paper. At the bottom of the first page is a biography, written by Bernard, of Mr. Williamson. Inserted between the cut newspaper articles are photo images that are referred to within the text. Following the first four pages are four pages, titled "Addendum", that pertain to an...
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Colonel Randolph Harrison/Rural Messenger letter
Colonel Harrison sends his regrets for his delay in writing Bernard, who sent him an account of the Crater, and says how much he enjoyed reading it. He states he can add nothing in the way of history to what Bernard had written. He knows of little incidents that are not of general interest. He writes that he would say something about the account of a Colonel Roman and the flank fire from Wise's Brigade. He (Harrison) was in command of the 4th Hea...
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Flowers for Dead Heroes by Rev. William H. Platt - June 10, 1894
The twenty-eighth observance of Memorial Day is the basis of this newspaper article. The paper is badly damaged and split at the folds where it was folded and stored. The first part of the article pertains to the ceremony itself and is followed by the oration of the Reverend Platt. Petersburg was attacked thirty years ago by the Union cavalry of General Kautz, held at bay by 125 citizen soldiers under the command of Colonel Archer until reinfo...
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Fredericksburg to the Valley of Virginia. - November 1893
George S. Bernard spoke to the R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, in Richmond on November 3, 1893, about his experiences during the Gettysburg Campaign. His talk was published in the newspaper. Bernard used his wartime diary and notebooks as source material for the talk. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Mahone's Brigade made camp at Salem Church, and then marched to Fredericksburg to relieve Barksdale's brigade. After a week, the reg...
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George Jefferson Hundley recollections - April 29, 1895
George Jefferson Hundley was born near Mobile, Alabama in 1838. On his mother's side he was the great-great-grandson of Peter Field Jefferson, who was an uncle of President Thomas Jefferson. Orphaned at an early age he was reared by relatives in Amelia County, Virginia. He studied law in Lexington, Virginia, and was licensed to practice in 1860. Hundley enlisted as a private in the 19th Virginia Infantry, where he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant....
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Incomplete letter - 1894 (Assumed)
Contains one brief page of an account intended for inclusion in Bernard's second volume of War Talks of Confederate Veterans. The unknown writer starts his letter by saying he is not proficient in any literary style but is willing to send some particulars about his four years of service in the war. He began his service in Western Virginia, under the leadership of Robert E. Lee, and where roads were few and the mountains were crowned with dense fo...
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In the Enemies Lines by William E. Cameron - 1895
As each page is extra long, it was scanned a half-page at a time. The writing is somewhat difficult to read and the folds of the paper have made it impossible to read some words. The last page (11) contains notes A, B, C, and D, which refer to incidents related in paragraphs within the letter. William E. Cameron was born in Petersburg in 1842 and attended Hillsboro Military School and Washington College in St. Louis. He was a drillmaster with...
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John E. Crow letter of October 23, 1892 - October 23, 1892
These 28 pages are written in pencil. The first page has writing on the back, which becomes page 2. After page 24, there is a jump in the page numbering which suddenly goes to page 48. The reason for this is unknown. Crow received a letter from Bernard and is responding. He mentions that he approves of Bernard's suggestions. The first part relates to an incident when Crow stated his gun was empty as he approached the traverse. He saw a Federal...
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Lee's Birthday Military Review-November 5, 1863 - September 7, 1894
George S. Bernard gave an address to the A.P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans which was printed in the Petersburg Daily Index-Appeal. His subject was his recollections of the cavalry review given to celebrate the birthday of Robert E. Lee on November 5, 1863. The review was witnessed by Lee, his staff, division and corps commanders, infantry, and artillery. The cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia were positioned on the open plain along the...
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Newspaper clippings - 1895
Bernard saved publicity clippings of places where he would give or had given a lecture. He would be invited to Confederate Veteran Camps, indoor or outdoor venues, and women's clubs. The audiences were both Union and Confederate Veterans, ladies, gentlemen and children. His lectures were on his recollections of his war time experiences, plus other war time events. To add to his talk he would show photographs via stereopticon views (a slide projec...
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Petersburg, (VA) Progress Book Review - September 9, 1893
On September 9, 1893 the Petersburg Progress printed reviews of George Bernard's book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans" from a list of newspapers. National Tribune (Washington D.C.) Intensely interesting volume of war tales. All the statements are believed to be correct. It is neatly illustrated and a valuable contribution to the library of any veteran. Philadelphia North American - The plan of the book is ingenious and is successfu...
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Poem by Rev. John K. White - 1892
A poem written by the Reverend John K. White, nephew of Maj. Giles B. Cooke, who was on the staff of General Robert E. Lee. The title of the poem is "The Old Gray Coat". The coat was once worn by Maj. Giles B. Cooke. The story within the poem tells the reader that the coat and the author of the poem converse with each other. The coat was found in the bottom of a trunk *held by the author. The coat wants to know how and why it lies resting in the ...
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Post Card from Conaut - January 27, 1896
Post card from H. W. Conaut living in Ontario, Canada, to George Bernard, thanking him for "War Talks of Confederate Veterans" and requests to be notified when the second volume is done. He compliments Bernard on the compilation and says that Bernard deserves credit. Conaut thought that Colonel Archer's submission was the best. Conault says that War Talks gives a personal insight into war, where other histories tell it in an ordinary way, with fi...
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To the Editor of the Dispatch, Wytheville, Virginia - May 25, 1894
The first three pages have faded almost to the point where they can not be read, as the typing has faded. Some of the pages have split where they have been folded. Also there is a page missing. There is no signature attached to these papers, but it is believed that this account may have been written by James A. Walker. He was a colonel in the 13th Virginia Infantry, and promoted to a Brigadier General in May 1863. He is buried in the East End ...
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