McClung, Richard Lauren, Diary 1861-1865

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McClung, Richard Lauren, Diary 1861-1865

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Comprising photostats and a transcript, the Richard Lauren McClung Diary, 1861-1865, documents McClung’s service and imprisonment as a First Lieutenant in the 15th Arkansas Infantry of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

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Born to Jonas and Elizabeth Watts McClung in Georgia, Richard Lauren McClung (1840-1908) joined the 15th Arkansas Infantry of the Confederate Army in December 1861, eventually earning the rank of First Lieutenant. Captured at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in February 1862, McClung was sent to Johnson’s Island Prison in Ohio. After his release in a prisoner exchange on September 1, 1862, he was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi. Recaptured at Port Hudson, Louisiana in July 1863, McClung ret...