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T.H. Callaway letter to James R. Callaway, October 16, 1862

Repository: University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections

Abstract: T.H. Callaway writes to his uncle, James Callaway, four-pages recounting his participation in the Battle of Cornith, October 2-3, 1862, as part of the Confederate army.

William H. Storrs Diary, 1862-1864

Repository: Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections

Abstract: The William H. Storrs Diary (January 21, 1862-September 27, 1864) sporadically covers his activities preceding his 1862 enlistment through his 1864 march from Little Rock to Pocahontas, Arkansas. Important events discussed in the entries include detailed description of the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, the advance on Corinth, Mississippi, and return to Memphis, Tennessee in the spring of 1862. The 1863 march from Helena, Arkansas to Little Rock and subsequent occupation of Little Rock are also described with some detail. Entries concern troop movements, weather, fellow staff officers of the 77th and camp conditions. Other Arkansas locations mentioned in the diary include DuVall's Bluff and Brownsville.

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