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1. 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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2. Bernard letter - circa 1894

   A letter written by Bernard to E. W. Schutte. The paper is very fragile and all sides are damaged. Bernard was replying to Mr. Schutte after a delay of several weeks, and thanked him for the pleasant words he wrote about the old soldiers of The Army of Northern Virginia, and for a comment he made about Bernard's book, War Talks of Confederate Veterans. Bernard then commented on the continuing good feelings of the old soldiers from the two armies,...

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3. Bernard return letter to Dr. Parker - August 5, 1894

   Bernard wrote to Dr. Parker in 1894, following the death of Bernard's brother. Bernard thanked Dr. Parker for his kind words, and for sending money for a copy of Bernard's book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans". He also indicated that if Dr. Parker came to visit, Bernard would take great pleasure in his company and would show him all courtesies. Dr. Parker, it appears, was a Union soldier. Bernard indicates that he enjoys opportunities for two ...

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4. 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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5. Captain John Griffin in Dinwiddie County - 1894

   This letter by Capt. John C. Griffin is about life in Dinwiddie County in the vicinity of the opposing armies during the last years of the war. The 37 pages are typewritten and on the first two pages are glued a brief biography of Griffin. The line stating his date and place of birth are unreadable, but the next line refers to Virginia. The family moved to North Carolina where Griffin was educated. He attended Hampden Sydney College in Virginia, ...

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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. George W. Camp - Reminiscences of the Evacuation of Petersburg, Virginia - June 27, 1894

    George S. Bernard received from George W. Camp of Norfolk, Virginia, the latter's reminiscences about the evacuation of Petersburg, Virginia. As commissioner of revenue in Petersburg in 1865, Camp related what he witnessed, beginning Saturday, April 1,1865, as the Confederate troops departed the city, and the Federal troops entered. This was his last official act. He also described the Christmas dinner menu that he and his wife ate in 1864. Camp'...

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12. Hail the Army of Northern Virginia. - 1895

    Part of a badly-deteriorated letter that indicates it is page 3. At the fold where the typing stops and a hand-written poem begins, there is a partial name. The typewritten name is more than likely that of the author, who appears to be W. Eagleston. The contents, though meager, inform the reader that the men who fought for the Army of Northern Virginia were men who continued to believe in their native land, despite the odds. He wants future gener...

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13. Honorable Charles F. Collier - Reminisces of the evacuation of Petersburg - May 24, 1894

    George S. Bernard received from Charles F. Collier of Petersburg, Virginia, the latter's reminiscences concerning the evacuation of the Confederate Forces from Petersburg, Virginia, and the entry of the Union army into the city. He recorded his recollection of the selected burning of property within the city, by Confederate authorities, beginning April 1, 1865. He told about meeting with Gen. Robert E. Lee and being part of the Committee to surre...

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14. 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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15. Invitation to 4th NY Artillery Reunion - August 5, 1892

    An invitation to Bernard to attend the Seventh Annual Reunion of the 4th New York Heavy Artillery, which will be held in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 1892. There will be a parade, and a dinner that will be held at the Willard Hotel. The next day there will be a tent meeting of the Association in White Lot. Excursions to forts and battlefields on ensuing days at minimum expense. Posts seeking free lodgings should apply at once. A list of ...

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16. James Kemp - June 24, 1894

    Fort Steadman is also spelled Stedman. This newspaper clipping was written by James Campbell Kemp, who lived in Petersburg and witnessed (from a distance) the fall of Fort Steadman on March 25, 1865. Kemp was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to America in 1852. He was a bookkeeper for a wholesale grocer, later becoming a bookkeeper-cashier for a tobacco manufacturer. From 1888 until 1892, he was the clerk for the mayor of Petersburg. The ar...

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17. John E. Laughton talks to the George Pickett Camp - 1895

    Capt. John Laughton gave a talk to the George Pickett Camp of Confederate Veterans about his experiences while attached to the Sharpshooter Battalion of Gen. William Mahone's Brigade. The talk was printed in the Richmond newspaper. The paper was folded and has damage at the fold. A small piece of newsprint is missing at the beginning of the article. While in winter quarters near Gordonsville, Virginia, in 1864, General Mahone conceived the ide...

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18. 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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19. Letter from a British subject - 1894

    A letter written presumably to George S. Bernard (as it was within his collection) from an undetermined author (unsigned) and not dated. There may be missing pages, because the contents of his story from the presumed first page does not meld well with the contents of the second page. The author was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and educated in Londonderry, which was made famous by the siege of 1688-89. He studied at the classical and mathematic...

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20. Letter from George N. Bliss to George S. Bernard pasted onto page [566] intended for book. - January 28, 1895 (letter) , 1895-1912 (page for book)

    George S. Bernard, a lawyer from Petersburg, Virginia, who had served in the Civil War, collected reminiscences of veterans after the war. Some were published in the book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Other material was collected for a planned second volume that was not published at the time. However, some of the material intended for Volume Two was published in newspaper articles and used for speeches. The extant document appears to be i...

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