Civil War battles - Cloyd's Mountain.

Overview

Photocopied transcription of the 1864-65 Civil War diary of Elmore Wilkinson of Company G, 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. The diary includes accounts of several battles and encounters with the enemy, and a list of wounded men from Company G. One notable entry briefly mentions a general review of the troops at Richmond, Virginia by General U.S. Grant (March 17, 1865).

Overview Michael A. Ayers was a sergeant major in the 11th West Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Three typed copies of Ayers' journal document his military service from April to June 1864 and from January to July 1865. There is a typed journal and a slightly more detailed typed narrative of the 1864 period. Subjects from 1864 include the unit's movements; weather; the surrounding countryside; skirmishes with Confederate troops; the battle of Cloyd's Mountain; searching for food; sermons;...