Diary, 1861.

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Diary, 1861.

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Diary of Private Michael Reid Hanger of the Rockbridge Rifles, which was part of the 4th, 5th, and 27th Virginia Infantry regiments at different times during the Civil War. Includes descriptions of military action within the Shenandoah Valley and Fairfax County, as well as the First Battle of Bull Run. Stonewall Jackson, Rockbridge County citizen and soldier James K. Edmondson, and several Washington College alumni are mentioned. Text of the diary is supplemented by extensive annotated footnotes by Robert Driver.

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Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7364354

Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

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Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate Army officer from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the guide to the Stonewall Jackson papers, 1855-1906, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Confederate general. From the description of Stonewall Jackson papers, 1842-1898 (bulk 1861-1862) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23186323 Confederate Army officer, from Lexington (Rockbridge Co.), Va. From the de...

Driver, Robert J.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Rockbridge Rifles

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Edmondson, James K., 1832-1898

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Hanger, Michael Reid, 1840-1918.

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Hanger was born in Staunton, Va. in 1840. He enlisted in the Rockbridge Rifles in 1861 and deserted to Union forces in 1864. From the description of Diary, 1861. (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 34487656 ...