Berry Benson diaries, 1861-1865, 1910-1911.

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Berry Benson diaries, 1861-1865, 1910-1911.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38477916

The collection mainly consists of diaries of Berry Benson from 1861-1865, which detail his service as a Confederate Civil War soldier with Company H of the 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment as a scout and sharpshooter. Includes information on the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia; Benson's capture in Spottsylvania, Virginia; his imprisonment and escape from Elmira Prison, New York; and other events in Maryland and Georgia. Persons mentioned in Benson's diaries include Benson's brother Blackwood "Bob" Benson, Frank Champion, Mike Duffy, and General Bradley Johnson. The collection also includes a manuscript (1910-1911) written by Benson entitled "A Confederate Sergeant's Adventures" later published as a chapter in ELMIRA PRISON CAMP.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Benson, Berry, 1843-1923

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Berry Greenwood Benson (1843-1923), sergeant, Company H, 1st South Carolina Volunteers, Confederate Army; born in Hamburg, South Carolina. From the description of Berry Benson diaries, 1861-1865, 1910-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477916 Berry Benson (1843-1923) of Hamburg, S.C., was a Confederate army soldier and author. During the Civil War, Benson was in the 1st South Carolina Regiment, taking part in the battles of Fredericksburg, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Bu...

Elmira Prison (Elmira, N.Y.)

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Champion, Frank.

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Duffy, Mike

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Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903

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Confederate general and author. After the war he practiced law in Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md., and served in the Virginia State Senate. From the description of Papers of Bradley T. Johnson, 1676-1937 (bulk 1840-1896). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136031 Confederate soldier; lawyer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to W.W. Belknap, 1873 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489534 From the desc...

Benson, B. K. (Blackwood Ketcham), 1845-

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Educator and novelist. From the description of Letter of Blackwood Ketchum Benson [manuscript] 1902 February 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816449 ...