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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Letter Scraps - 1895
Pieces of letters written by three different individuals, none of whom is known. Starting with image one: Top. The author refers to Gen. Jubal Early's actions while at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Salem Church, in May 1863. Middle. Author (believed to be Bernard) refers to a package that was sent but seems not to have arrived at its destination at a New York office. Bottom. Author refers to the Rappahannock River. It is assumed ...
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Military Day at the Ice Palace - 1895
Three separate newspaper clippings are pasted on a single sheet of paper. Handwritten notes indicate the clippings are from different newspapers. Each announces that George S. Bernard will deliver a lecture at the Ice Palace on July 5, [1895], designated "Military Day". The subject would be "War Sketches From 1861 to 1865", with recollections of the battle of the Crater. Military organizations and Confederate camps were to have reserved seats. A ...
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Newspaper Article - May 1894
Undetermined newspaper with a date of May 1894 (May 26, 1894 date found with a Mortuary Report on the reverse). The newspaper clipping has deteriorated, with the top in pieces. The author is unknown but relates his experience at "Yellow Tavern" on 11 May 1864. Background: On the morning of 11 May, 1862, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalrymen reached the abandoned stagecoach inn "Yellow Tavern" only 6 miles from Richmond. Outnumbered, Stuart depl...
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Newspaper article on Elliott's Brigade at the Crater - March 5, 1899
This newspaper article takes up two full pages with the first part on the front page, continuing on the reverse. The paper is deteriorating, which has resulted in some empty spaces. Four images make up the front page and four images the reverse. The first two images are advertisements and have no connection to the story. The story of Elliott's Brigade begins at the bottom half of the front page and continues on the whole of the reverse side. The ...
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Newspaper clipping - 1894
It can not be determined what Bernard's intentions were in regards to the small clipping. One side appears to be a recollection of events relating to the fall of Petersburg in 1865. The beginning and end of the article are missing. Shells from Federal artillery were being directed to the Pocahontas bridge, on which troops and wagons were passing. Civilians in the surrounding neighborhood had been killed. In the southwest part of the city, fightin...
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Newspaper clipping - March 6, 1890
Excerpt from an address given by Doctor John Herbert Claiborne to the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans of Petersburg that appeared in a newspaper clipping with the focus given to the date May 22nd, 1865. Writer states he had made arrangements to join the Black Horse Cavalry the last week in May, but Joseph E. Johnson had surrendered, which changed the situation. Writer then goes to Richmond for his parole, later taking the amnesty oath. Un...
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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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Partial letter - 1894 (estimated)
Partial piece of a page seven. Top of a typed written entry to a letter sent to an unknown person and from an unknown writer. It is given here complete. "(7) ......sigh of relief and a prayer to a merciful Providence was in our hearts and on our tongues when we were safely among our men again. The"
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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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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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The Republican Newspaper - July 4, 1910
The newspaper article is from "The Republican" of Springfield, Massachusetts. Note the date July 4, 1910. The first column has no relevancy to the Civil War period. The newspaper article was saved because of the entry that starts with "The Day and the Deed", which first reflects on the celebration of the nation's independence. This part is broken down to people, classification, subjects, and search terms. It states that the harsh feelings that th...
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