William Joseph Hardee was a distinguished Civil War officer who was born in Camden County, Ga. in 1815. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1838 and served in a number of positions with the United States Army. Later the War Department commissioned him to write a work on infantry tactics, and this work became widely acclaimed before the Civil War. When hostilities began in 1861, he accepted a position in the Confederate Army, and he fought in numerous battles including Shiloh and Murfreesboro before surrendering to Union forces in 1865. He died in Virginia in 1873. Thomas Benton Roy was born in new Front Royal, Virginia in 1838. He enlisted in the 17th Virginia Infantry on April 18, 1861 and was later promoted to the rank of captain, major and lieutenant-colonel. Roy was appointed adjutant-general and chief of staff to Lieut. Gen. Hardee in April, 1862 and held that position until the close of the war. After the war, he moved to Selma, Alabama and in 1871 he married Sarah (Sallie) Hardee, daughter of his former commander.
From the description of Papers, [1862-1962]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122498615
