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1. Crater Legion Membership Card - November 1, 1903

   Membership Card titled "Headquarters Grand Bivouac, Crater Legion" issued to Robert Frigna, Company K, 12th Virginia Regiment, of Mahone's Brigade. The member is entitled to a Medal of Honor that will be presented on the battlefield, November 6, 1903. There is a name at the bottom of the card that can not be determined. The name begins with J. M. the last name begins with an L.

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2. Elmodam Nathaniel Poarch letter on Malvern Hill/Second Manassas - November 9, 1895

   The full image of the letter by Poarch is split in half, as the paper is folded in the middle. Image one is actually pages 7 and 1, followed by pages 4 and 2, 8 and 3 and ends with 5 and 6. The half that is page 1 has aged so that it is hard to read. The last image is a note sheet written by George Bernard. Three battles are mentioned "The Seven Days (25 June-1 July, 1862)," "Malvern Hill (1 July, 1862) ",and "Second Manassas (29 August-30 August...

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3. Fight at Malvern Hill - Article written by George S. Bernard - September 23, 1897

   This article, printed in the September 26, 1887 issue of the Petersburg Index Appeal, was written by George S. Bernard on September 23, 1887. The newspaper is in pieces and some lines can not be read. The article is very detailed. Many paragraphs were taken from the reports of the officers (Northern and Southern) directly involved in the battle. To help summarize the article the names of the individuals who gave a report or relate their recoll...

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. Memo - from W. H. P. (William H. Parham) - 1894

   The initials W. H. P. are written at the end of the memo and the author is believed to be William H. Parham. The content of the memo relates to quotes or statements made within reports that Generals Grant, Burnside and Meade made in regards to action in and around the Crater, at Petersburg. First entry. A reference to a statement in General Grant's memoirs states that - (partial quote) " ...Lee got up re-inforcements... ". WHP writes - " Now ...

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