The Lost Civil War Diary Of Captain John Rigdon King

Author : Donald B. Jenkins
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634990707
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Civil War Diary of Captain John Rigdon King written by Donald B. Jenkins and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a crisp fall day in October of 1862, a precocious seventeen-year-old boy went into a bookshop in his hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland, and purchased a composition book. Into his new diary, John R. King would steadfastly record what he did, saw and heard daily, as the Civil War raged around him. During May of 1862, after learning the photography trade, John took portraits of Union soldiers stationed in the Shenandoah Valley. Then, on May 23, 1862, when he heard the sounds of battle, he attempted to flee on a wagon. He was soon captured by Stonewall Jackson's troops. His treasured diary was taken. Force marched to a Confederate prison, John vowed revenge. Two weeks after escaping from captivity, John joined the Union Army. He fought with fury, courage and valor, was wounded three times and became a war hero. Later, John was not only appointed by two presidents to prestigious positions in the Pension Bureau, but he also became leader of the Grand Army of the Republic. After being lost for 150 years, his diary was recently discovered and is now being published.

Author : Donald B. Jenkins
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Civil War Diary of John Rigdon King written by Donald B. Jenkins and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2018-10-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a crisp fall day in October of 1862, a precocious seventeen-year-old boy went into a bookshop in his hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland, and purchased a composition book. Into his new diary, John R. King would steadfastly record what he did, saw and heard daily, as the Civil War raged around him. During May of 1862, after learning the photography trade, John took portraits of Union soldiers stationed in the Shenandoah Valley. Then, on May 23, 1862, when he heard the sounds of battle, he attempted to flee on a wagon. He was soon captured by Stonewall Jackson's troops. His treasured diary was taken. Force marched to a Confederate prison, John vowed revenge. Two weeks after escaping from captivity, John joined the Union Army. He fought with fury, courage and valor, was wounded three times and became a war hero. Later, John was not only appointed by two presidents to prestigious positions in the Pension Bureau, but he also became leader of the Grand Army of the Republic. After being lost for 150 years, his diary was recently discovered and is now being published.

Author : John McCandish King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780811715997
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Years with the 92d Illinois written by John McCandish King and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents entries from the diaries of John McCandish King, Jr., dated from January 1, 1863 through September 19, 1864, in which he discusses his experiences and feelings fighting for the Union as a soldier in the 92d Illinois Volunteer Infantry.

Author : Timothy J. Regan
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1553956567
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Civil War Diaries written by Timothy J. Regan and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now after 141 years, these diaries originally compiled in two manuscripts, are being published for the first time unedited and in thier entirety. Rarely are any new discoveries made of the written material on the American Civil War and this may be the last major find of Civil War period literature.

Author : Lemuel Abijah Abbott
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary written by Lemuel Abijah Abbott and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary" covers the interesting period of the Civil War from January 1, to December 31, 1864, and a portion of 1865 to the surrender of General R. E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, VA. The Diary was kept by Lemuel Abijah Abbott, an officer of the Tenth Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, Third and First Brigade, Third Division, Third and Sixth Corps respectively, Army of the Potomac. It is a brief war history as seen by a young soldier literally from the front line of battle during General U. S. Grant's celebrated campaign from the Rapidan River to Petersburg, Va., and Gen. P. H. Sheridan's famous Shenandoah Valley campaign in the summer and fall of 1864.

Author : Horace Persons Mathews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "We are in a Fight Today" written by Horace Persons Mathews and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the conclusion of each diary is a locator list, identifying those individuals mentioned in the diaries using civil, genealogical and military records. A chapter follows outlining each soldier's ancestry ... [also includes] rosters ... historical sketches of the principle regiments mentioned ... identification of deserters executed, generals and surgeons, and other related material."--Back cover.

Author : John Cedric Spence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Diary of the Civil War written by John Cedric Spence and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Cedric Spence (b. 1809) was born in Murfeesboro, Tennessee to John and Mary Chism Spence. He spent his early years in Murfeesboro and then was a businessman in Sommerville and Memphis for a short time. In 1849 he returned to Murfeesboro where he became an important business leader of the community. During the Civil War he spent numerous hours chronicalling the war in his diary.

Author : J. Womack
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781493705412
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Civil War Diary of Capt. J. J. Womack written by J. Womack and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War Diary of Capt. J. J. Womack

Author : John M. Priest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788150500
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captain James Wren's Civil War Diary written by John M. Priest and published by . This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young James Wren survived in the Union Army from April 1861 to May 1863. His regiment, the 48th PA Volunteers, saw some of the war's most blistering combat in North Carolina, at Second Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam & Fredericksburg. This is Capt. Wren's remarkable true story -- in his own words. Researched by 10 talented high school students, under the editor's supervision, this incredible document offers a firsthand, day-by-day account of the Civil War. The diary reveals new insights into race relations between enlisted soldiers, as well as the troops' attitudes toward the enemy & local civilians. Maps.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Diaries and Personal Narratives, 1960-1994 written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: