Robert Augustus Moore Diary (Volume 3)

Author

Robert A. Moore

Other Form of Name

Moore, Robert A., 1838-1863

Files

Identifier

moore_ra_diary_v3

Publication Date

10-24-1862

Preview

Description

Written from various locations in Virginia, Gettysburg & Chickamauga, this diary details Moore's daily activities. Moore died at the Battle of Chickamauga, 20 September 1863, at the age of 25.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Troop movements; Confederate States of America. Army -- Equipment; Weather; Skirmishing; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Patriotism; Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries; Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg (Va.) 1862; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company G; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Relational Format

Archival Material

Original Format

diaries

Finding Aid

Finding Aid for the Small Manuscript Collection

Original Collection

Robert Augustus Moore Diary (Small Manuscripts 1978.9), Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Content Disclaimer

Some of the images and language that appear in the digital collections depict prejudices that are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. This content is being presented as historical documentation to aid in the understanding of both American history and the history of the University of Mississippi. The University Creed speaks to our current deeply held values, and the availability of this content should not be taken as an endorsement of previous attitudes or behavior.

Comments

Date range: 24 October 1862 - 18 September 1863; For further biographical information on Moore & transcripts of the diary, see : Silver, James W. A Life for the Confederacy, as recorded in the Pocket Diaries of Pvt. Robert A. Moore, Co. G, 17th Mississippi Regiment, Confederate Guards, Holly Springs, Mississippi. Jackson, Tenn., McCowat-Mercer Press, 1959. Cataloged: http://umiss.lib.olemiss.edu/record=b1254723~S0

Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.