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Cyrus F. Jenkins Civil War diary, 1861-1862

A personal account of life as a Confederate soldier during the early years of the Civil War, from 1861-1862.

More About This Collection

Creator
Jenkins, Cyrus Franklin, ca. 1837-1864

Publisher
Cyrus F. Jenkins Diary, Jenkins-Bass Collection, Troup County Archives.

Date of Original
1861-07/1862-04

Subject
Jenkins, Cyrus Franklin, ca. 1837-1864
Confederate States of America. Army--Military life
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Regiment, 13th
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 13th. Company B
Confederate States of America. Army--Medical care
Soldiers--Georgia--Diaries
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
West Virginia--Description and travel
Virginia--Description and travel
Georgia--Description and travel

Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, 33.04066, -84.68831
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675
United States, West Virginia, 38.50038, -80.50009

Medium
diaries
journals (accounts)

Type
Text

Description
The Cyrus F. Jenkins Civil War Diary, 1861-1862, held at the Troup County Archives, chronicles Cyrus Franklin Jenkins' experiences as an enlisted man in the Meriwether Volunteers, Company B, 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment, during the first year of the war, June 1861 to March 1862. Jenkins vividly describes the early euphoria of the war and the regiment's campaigns in western Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of Floyd's Brigade and in Savannah in Lawton's Brigade. The regiment took part in skirmishes at Sewell Mountain, Laurel Hill, and Whitemarsh Island. While traveling, Jenkins also remarks on the changing scenery he encounters. Additionally, his account of camp life highlights the medical care available to Confederate soldiers at this stage in the war. Jenkins was killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia, on May 12, 1864. The site contains a transcription and images of the diary, a chronology of Jenkins' activities, a civil war timeline covering July 1861 to April 1862, a historical note, brief descriptions of the players and places mentioned by Jenkins, as well as suggested related archival collections and links to a civil war bibliography, related websites, and a map of the Gauley River region (hosted by the Library of Congress).
Title from title screen.
Digital images and full-text encoding of original manuscripts, scanned and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2003.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/dlg_jenk

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Troup County Archives

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