Kirkpatrick, James J., Diary 1861-1864

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Kirkpatrick, James J., Diary 1861-1864

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Consisting of an original diary and photocopies as well as correspondence, the James J. Kirkpatrick Diary, 1861-1864, chronicles the experiences of a soldier in the 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

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Kirkpatrick, James J., 1839-1924

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Born in Pennsylvania, James J. Kirkpatrick (1839-1924) graduated from Washington and Lee College in 1859 before moving to Missouri to study law. The next year he moved to Mississippi, where he taught school until joining the 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment at the outbreak of the Civil War. He fought in numerous important battles, such as the Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. During the Siege of Petersburg, Kirkpatrick was in...

Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 16th

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