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Dedication signed: W. E. H. Gramp. Served in the Civil War in the 1st Texas Artillery and as colonel of the 16th Confederate States Cavalry. Also available in digital form.
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Dedication signed: W. E. H. Gramp. Served in the Civil War in the 1st Texas Artillery and as colonel of the 16th Confederate States Cavalry. Also available in digital form.
"From the Proceedings of the Society for 1916." "In the narrative that follows I have depended upon my memoranda made day by day for the three years I served in Company C, Fourth Wisconsin Infantry (later Cavalry) and for the five months I was a member of Major Earl's corps of scouts."--Author's note, p. 309. Also available in digital form.
This map depicts the Five Forks area of Dinwiddie County, Va., where Confederate forces under Gen. George E. Pickett tried to hold off the Union advance on Petersburg and the important South Side Railroad. Included are Hatcher's Run, the Appomattox River, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Court House, and the Weldon Railroad. Union forces involved included Warren's Fifth Corps infantry and Sheridan's cavalry. Accused by Sheridan of insubordination and failure to cooperate, Warren was removed from command during the height of battle.
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The author was captain in the 32d Ohio infantry, 1861-1862, and major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel of the 9th Ohio calvary, 1862-1865. Also available in digital form.
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Written by Robert Goldthwaite Carter. Also available in digital form.