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Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House

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One page typescript of a transcription of a Confederate soldier's diary entries for 9-12 April 1865. The soldier was at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Topics discussed include fighting the morning of 9 April; flag of truce and Lee's going to Grant's headquarters; terms of surrender; General John B. Gordon's farewell address to his troops; General Lee's General Order No. 9; another speech by General Gordon, referring to the possibility of a second Southern rebellion; and formal surrender of arms on 12 April, after which the soldier and his regiment were paroled and started for their homes. The soldier who wrote the diary was the grandfather of Richard E. Hyde, late of Charleston, West Virginia.
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Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 page (1 folder)

One page typescript of a transcription of a Confederate soldier's diary entries for 9-12 April 1865. The soldier was at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Topics discussed include fighting the morning of 9 April; flag of truce and Lee's going to Grant's headquarters; terms of surrender; General John B. Gordon's farewell address to his troops; General Lee's General Order No. 9; another speech by General Gordon, referring to the possibility of a second Southern rebellion; and formal surrender of arms on 12 April, after which the soldier and his regiment were paroled and started for their homes. The soldier who wrote the diary was the grandfather of Richard E. Hyde, late of Charleston, West Virginia.

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