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Object Description
Title | Richard H. Adams, Jr. Civil War prisoner of war diary, 1863-1865 |
Creator |
Adams, Richard H. -- (Richard Henry), -- 1841-1896. |
Date (text) | 1863-1865 |
Date (search/sort) | 1863; 1864; 1865 |
Descriptive Note | Transcription of diary/memoirs compiled by Confederate officer Richard H. Adams, Jr., one of the "immortal 600". This document covers the periods from his capture by Union forces in 1863 until the end of the war. |
Biographical Note | Richard H. Adams, Jr. b. 1841 at "Altwood", Marengo County, Alabama; served as officer during Civil War with 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment and in Engineer Corps on General Wheeler's staff, captured near Nashville; prisoner of war Sept. 1863-June 1865, one of "immortal 600"; engineer after war; d. 1896 at Radford, Virginia. |
Manuscript Collection | Richard H. Adams, Jr. papers |
Manuscript Collection (Sort Title) |
Adams, Richard H., Jr., papers |
Manuscript Number |
MS 0358 |
Digital Subcollection |
Letters, Diaries and Manuscripts Civil War |
Subjects (People) |
Adams, Richard H. -- (Richard Henry), -- 1841-1896. |
Subjects (Topics) |
Prisoners of war. Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 5th. Point Lookout (Md.) Johnson Island Prison. Morris Island (S.C.) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. |
Guide/Finding Aid | http://archivesspace.vmi.edu/repositories/3/resources/438 |
Notes | This item is part of the Richard H. Adams, Jr. papers |
Form/Genre |
diaries |
Type (DCMI) | text |
Digital Publisher | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
Digital Format | image/jpeg |
Date Digitized | 2017 |
Scanning Information | Scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Expression 10000XL/11000XL scanner. Master tiff image on file. |
Language | English |
Rights | Materials in the VMI Archives Digital Collections are made available for educational and research use and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Digital content may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information. |
Description
Title | MS0358_PrisonDiary 1 |
Date (search/sort) | 1863; 1864; 1865 |
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