Joshua Breyfogle family papers 1864, 1903
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| Type: | Correspondence | Diaries | Genealogies | Photographs | Typescripts | Text |
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| Creator: | Breyfogle, Joshua, b. 1848 |
| Title: | Joshua Breyfogle family papers 1864, 1903 |
| Date: | 1864 | 1903 |
| Description: | The collection consists of a Civil War diary written by Joshua Breyfogle in 1864; a typescript of a letter written by Joshua Breyfogle to his children in 1903 in which he describes his Civil war experiences; a typed genealogy of the Breyfogle family; and six family photographs. The diary gives details of Joshua Breyfogle's participation in three Georgia battles- in Resaca, Atlanta, and Fort McAllister. The letter describes Joshua Breyfogle's moves through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia with battles at Rich Mountain and Cheat Mountain, West Virginia, and White House Landing and Petersburg, Virginia. Joshua Breyfogle (b. 1848) from Delaware, Ohio, enlisted in the Army at approximately age 14. His father, Joshua D. Breyfogle (1806-1868), and his brothers, Roland (1842-1870) and William (1845-1865), had already enlisted in the 4th Ohio Infantry. Joshua was first in Company K of the 86th Ohio Infantry, then the 5th Ohio Independent Cavalry Battalion, and finally the 13th Ohio Cavalry. America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. |
| Subjects: | Breyfogle, Joshua, b. 1848 | Atlanta Campaign, 1864 | Cheat Mountain, Battle of, W. Va., 1861 | Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864 | Rich Mountain, Battle of, W. Va., 1861 | Fort McAllister (Ga. : Fort)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives | Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns | Georgia | Atlanta (Ga.) | Fulton County (Ga.) | Resaca (Ga.) | Gordon County (Ga.) | West Virginia | Fort McAllister (Ga.) | Bryan County (Ga.) |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | [Athens, Ga.] : Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 2012 |
| Original Material: | Joshua Breyfogle family papers, MS 3124. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. |
| Rights and Usage: | Cite as: Joshua Breyfogle family papers, MS 3124. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/id:harg3124-001-001 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Georgia Historical Society Atlanta History Center Hargrett Library |
| Collection Information: | America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia |