Civil War -- Appomattox Courthouse
Subject
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Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0815
Overview
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...
Dates:
1865