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1. Bernard Autobiography - 1895

   This handwritten page is an autobiography of George S. Bernard. His name appears at the top, but the page is not dated. The content is almost an identical copy of the Bernard autobiography that appears as the second entry in the Object ID 2009.75.008. It begins with Bernard's birth in 1937 and ends in 1893. His education and professional accomplishments are summarized. In 1885 his "Civil Service Reform Versus The Spoils System" was published, fol...

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2. Early Days of the War. - July 1895

   George S. Bernard of Petersburg, Virginia, kept a diary after entering military service. He was a member of the Petersburg Riflemen, which was organized in December 1859 in response to John Brown's raid. The Petersburg Riflemen were one of five regiments that formed the 4th Battalion of Virginia Volunteers (later the 12th Virginia Infantry). The typed page, which is based on Bernard's wartime diary, ends in mid-sentence. Glued to the bottom o...

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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 August 2, 1892 letter - August 2, 1892

   The letter in principle is a list of names submitted to Bernard which contains the names of soldiers that were charged for clothing and supplies. Laughton writes to Bernard that the publication of the addresses delivered to the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans reminded him of a roll he possesses of the Petersburg Rifleman, Company E, 12th Virginia Infantry at the time he was commander of the company. He states that the wounding of se...

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5. John Thomas Parham talks before the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans - September 6, 1894

   John Thomas Parham was born in Prince George County. At age 18, he joined the 32nd Virginia Infantry regiment, Company "C". Eventually, he was detailed as a color sergeant. In 1864 he was commissioned 1st lieutenant. He survived the war. Later in life, he became a member of the Petersburg City Council, a deputy collector of customs, Deputy Sergeant of the City of Petersburg, Virginia, and in 1896 was a newspaper editor. Background. The Marylan...

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6. The Gettysburg Campaign (continued) - 1894

   George S. Bernard gave an address to the R. E. Lee Camp Number 1 of Confederate Veterans, in Richmond, Virginia, and his talk was printed in The Petersburg Enterprise, March 10, 1894. The subject was his recollection of the march toward Gettysburg, as recounted in his diary. The article begins in June of 1863, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, a few miles from Chambersburg. After crossing the state line from Virginia into Maryland, Bernard reflec...

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