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1. 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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2. Biography of James Power Smith - 1896

   The first two pages of this three-page series are a draft of the third page. James Power Smith was born July 4, 1837, at New Athens, Ohio. His father, the Reverend Joseph Smith, was president of a college in that city. His mother, Eliza Bell. was from Winchester, Virginia. He graduated in 1856 from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and was also graduated from Union Theological Seminary in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In May 1861, he enlist...

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3. 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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4. John E. Laughton May 23, 1892 (continued) letter - May 23, 1892

   The list is a continuation from the May 23, 1892 letter referred to in Object ID 2009.75.201. Primarily a list of names of those killed or wounded at various battles, who were members of the Richmond Grays, Company G, 12th Virginia Infantry.

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5. 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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6. R. R. Henry Letter - September 14, 1894

   First entry. Mr. Henry is agreeing with Bernard's correction to a paper he has submitted about Gettysburg. He reflects on the fact that it was an hour before Pickett moved out, and that Gen. Robert Anderson inquired twice about the delay. He quotes Pickett's statement -"I will let General Anderson know when I am ready to move". The sentence that follows is partial as a section is missing, but it states at the end that Pickett was drunk. Secon...

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7. "War Talks" - Prospectus of Volume ll - May 26, 1896

   George S. Bernard distributed this flyer to subscribers. He informs the reader that Volume II is ready to go to press, just as soon as he has enough subscribers who will forward $1.50 for the book. The book will be similar to his first volume; it will have 400 pages and contain 27 chapters with portraits, illustrations, and photographs. He lists individuals who have contributed war- time accounts, both civilian and military. This book, like the f...

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