Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House, 1865 A&M 0815

Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House, 1865 A&M 0815


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0815
Title
Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House 1865
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197326
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 page (1 folder)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
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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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House, A&M 0815, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Civil War -- War diaries
  • Civil War -- Appomattox Courthouse
  • Civil War -- Confederate soldiers
  • Civil War soldiers - Confederate Army.
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904
  • Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
  • Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
  • Reader, Frank Smith
  • Rush, Mary.
  • Smith, John L.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Weather

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Pocahontas County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865