Diary and miscellaneous paper, 1857-1868 [microform].

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Diary and miscellaneous paper, 1857-1868 [microform].

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This accession consists primarily of the diary of John C. Towles. Remembrances are augmented by excerpts from various plays and novels, familyBible records (photostated earlier and separately as Accession 22003), a blank form on which to register as an oyster tongman, quotes about women's virtues, etc., a printed poem, and land tax receipts.

1 reel.

Library of Virginia

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Towles, John Ker

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Towles describes himself as weighing 145 1/2 pounds and having a chest measurement of 36 1/2 inches (page 106) in 1859. A Confederate soldier of Company D, Ninth Regiment, Virginia Cavalry. Shortly after the 1863 death of General "Stonewall" Jackson, Towles was attacked while in a saloon and, after throwing whiskey and pepper in the eyes of his antagonist, ran and eluded capture dressed as a female. From the description of Diary and miscellaneous paper, 1857-1868 [microform]. (Unknow...