Graves, L. H. Diary 1861-1864

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Graves, L. H. Diary 1861-1864

Diary kept by L. H. Graves,Confederate soldier, during the Civil War. Diary relates to Company K, 6th TexasCavalry; training and movements through Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi; Graves’swounding at Corinth and being taken prisoner.

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McCulloch, Ben, 1811-1862

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Ben and Henry Eustace McCulloch both served as Texas Rangers, Texas legislators, United States marshals, and as brigadier generals in the Confederate Army. From the description of McCulloch, Ben and Henry Eustace, family papers, 1798-1961. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39540808 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry Regiment, 6th

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Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863

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Major General Earl Van Dorn was a Confederate general, originally from Mississippi. He was born near Port Gibson (Miss.) on Sept. 17, 1820. After graduating from West Point (N. Y. ) in 1842, he began a long career in the army. He was recognized for gallant and meritorious service during the Mexican War in 1848. He also served in the Seminole Indian War and in the West. When he resigned his U.S. Army commission, he was a major in the famous 2nd Cavalry Regiment. He was commissioned a colonel of c...

Graves, L. H.

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L. H. Graves, from Collin County, Texas, was a Lieutenant in Captain J. W. Throckmorton’s Company K, Sixth Texas Cavalry, one of four regiments composing Ross’s Brigade. He began keeping his diary when he first set out from Texas to join the command of Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch in 1861. He was present at the battle of Pea Ridge (Benton County) in March 1862 and followed his regiment east of the Mississippi during the weeks following the engagement. Graves was seriously wounded in the ...

Throckmorton, J. W. (James Webb), 1825-1894

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J. W. Throckmortion was elected governor of Texas in 1866, but was removed from office in 1867 by General Philip Sheridan. He also served as a US Congressman from 1870 to 1874. From the description of Throckmorton, J. W., letters, 1867-1869. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 85376791 U.S. Rep. from Texas. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Charles Devens, 1879 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572478 ...