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"Confederate memoirs," volumes II and III

 Collection
Identifier: W-0012

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the unpublished typescript of the memoirs of twenty Confederate soldiers, including: (v. II) W. R. Kendall; Colonel Carter; Colonel McElroy; W. H. Blankenship; R. B. Rhea; Newton J. Stephens; J. B. Paris; W. G. Bennett; Jessie Gilley; John P. West; J. W. Prater; and (v. III) J. W. Prater (cont.); Newton Sewell; Joshua Morbut; W. M. Campbell; Thomas Blair; James B. Street; F. R. Bankoon; John M. Patterson; A. S. Heath; and G. A. Bitian.

For the most part, the memoirs are first-hand accounts of the battles these men went through, but there are a few second-hand stories, like that of Colonel Carter of the Thirteenth Mississippi in volume II. Carter was killed at Gettysburg, and while James, a former slave, could have remained in the North as a free man, he had promised his mistress that he would bring his master's body home if he should be killed. James had Carter embalmed and made the long trek back to Mississippi to deliver the body to the heartbroken widow.

Dates

  • 1861-1865

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Unpublished typescript of the memoirs of twenty Confederate soldiers

Physical Location

The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama

Provenance

Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010

General

Titles on phase box spines: Various Confederate Memoirs, volume II and volume III.

Processed by

Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013

Creator

Source

Title
Guide to the "Confederate memoirs," volumes II and III
Status
Completed
Date
August 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513