William G. Watson Civil War Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: MS-0037
Two versions of the Civil War memoirs of a Union soldier who served during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864. Unbound manuscript consists of 77 pages, probably written soon after the end of the war.
This detailed account of his service includes information about the burning of the Virginia Military Institute by General David Hunter in June 1864; the advance on Lynchburg, Virginia; and his unit's retreat after the Battle of Lynchburg to Charleston and Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Version 1 consists of 41 pages; version 2 (36 pages) covers much of the same material but also includes a section entitled "Our Cavalry and their Services."
This detailed account of his service includes information about the burning of the Virginia Military Institute by General David Hunter in June 1864; the advance on Lynchburg, Virginia; and his unit's retreat after the Battle of Lynchburg to Charleston and Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Version 1 consists of 41 pages; version 2 (36 pages) covers much of the same material but also includes a section entitled "Our Cavalry and their Services."
Dates
- 1866
- Other: covers period 1864
Creator
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Extent
1 items (77 p. (1 items) )
Biographical / Historical
William G. Watson was a Union soldier who served as a Sergeant in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry; during the summer of 1864 his unit fought in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Physical Location
Manuscripts stacks
Online Access
- Hunter's Raid
- Hunter, David
- Lexington (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Lynchburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Lynchburg, Battle of (Virginia : 1864)
- Memoirs
- Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August)
- Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August) -- Personal narratives
- United States -- Army -- West Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia Military Institute -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository