Researching the 7th Texas Infantry Special Release Friends of Raymond February 7, 2002 Friends of Raymond, and the Austin Civil War Roundtable are excited. Within the year, members of the Roundtable will be arriving in Raymond with the first monument to be erected on the Raymond battlefield. The monument will be in memory of the […]
Patrick Griffin, in His Own Words, in the Spring of 1905 Patrick Griffin, 1905, speech to a meeting of Frank Cheatham Camp of the Confederate Veterans of America, at Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. President, Ladies and Comrades. It is hardly fair to ask a fellow to relate a reminiscence in which he takes such a prominent […]
Dr. John Craven: The Confederate Patient by Rebecca Blackwell Drake On May 24, 1865, a young Union officer, Lt. Colonel John Craven, walked into Jefferson Davis’ cell at Fort Monroe and began a medical evaluation of the new prisoner. What he saw was a sad sight. “I’m Dr. Craven,” he said introducing himself, “I’ve been […]
WAR TIMES: Recollections of Raymond Eye witness account of the Battle of Raymond, Letita Dabney by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Judge Augustine Dabney and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in Raymond during the war years. Augustine was a well-known lawyer in town. He also helped to establish St. Marks Episcopal Church. He was the father of ten […]
Pvt. H. K. Nelson 41st Tennessee Infantry Battle of Raymond Confederate Veteran Magazine, January 1904, Volume 12, No. I General John Gregg’s Brigade was composed of the Third, Tenth, Thirtieth, Forty-First, Fiftieth, and First Battalion of Tennessee Infantry, and the Seventh Texas, General Gregg’s old Regiment. It left Port Hudson, La., on May 2, 1863, […]
The Exploits of Patrick Griffin: “The Great Escape” By Rebecca Blackwell Drake Patrick Griffin was a child soldier when he joined the Sons of Erin, Nashville, and left for war. During his first year as a Confederate solider he ended up in prison at Camp Douglas. The next year found him fighting on the battlefield […]
Frank Herron 3rd Tennessee Infantry Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray 1861-1865 Compiled by Miss Mamie Yeary, McGregor, Texas, Morningside Publishing Company, 1912 FRANK HERRON, Graham, Texas – Born Feb. 29,1843, at West Point, Tenn. Enlisted in the Confederate Army in May, 1862, at Lawrenceburg, Tenn., as private in Company K, Third Tennessee Infantry, Gen. […]
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WILLIE MORRIS SPEAKS IN RAYMOND: Dedication of the Confederate Cemetery May 9, 1987 Mayor Jackson, Dr. Lansing, my honored son, ladies and gentlemen — William Weaks (Willie) Morris, a Rhodes Scholar from Yazoo City, has written more than a dozen books, attained national prominence in his career as a journalist, nonfiction writer, novelist, editor, […]
BATTLE OF RAYMOND: “Have You a Father and Mother?” by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Frank Herron, age 15, had suffered a severe wound to the thigh during the Battle of Raymond and was taken prisoner. Following surgery which was administered by a Federal Surgeon, he was left to recover with the other injured. The following is […]
Letters by Howard Stevens Company H, 20th Illinois Infantry Two Letters Home Informing the Family of His Brother’s Death May 31, 1863 Camped in the field near Vicksburg My Dear Cousin Em, It is with sad feelings that I inform you of Victor’s death. He was shot through the head, killing him instantly while galantly […]
The Diary of Pvt. Gouldsmith D. Molineaux 8th Illinois Infantry Excerpts from May 11 – 13, 1863 Diary and photograph courtesy of Augustana College Library, Rock Island, Illinois Gouldsmith D. Molineaux, 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was a bookkeeper and clerk by profession. He was twenty-two years old when he enlisted with the Union Army. Molineaux […]
The Ultimate Grief: William T. Sherman Unknown to most, Sherman faced the ultimate grief in life only months after the Siege of Vicksburg. The story of Sherman is one of military triumph followed by personal tragedy. by Rebecca Blackwell Drake To Southerners, the name General William Tecumseh Sherman conjures up images of the meanest of […]
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs, New York: C.L. Webster, 1885–86 Published 1885 [copyright expired; public domain document] HTML coding by Richard Jensen, Professor Emeritus of History, U of Illinois-Chicago, 1998 Chapter 34: Capture Of Port Gibson–Grierson’s Raid–Occupation Of Grand Gulf–Movement Up The Big Black–Battle Of Raymond We started next morning […]