Introduction
This page contains files that can be either read online or downloaded for personal use. I discovered and downloaded the documents during my research for The Honor of the State. To the best of my knowledge all of the books are in the public domain. The spreadsheet created by Robert Cooke is not.
Hardee’s Rifle and Infantry Tactics
Hardee’s book was North Carolina’s primary infantry training manual.
Gilchrist’s Confederate Defence of Morris Island
Major Robert C. Gilchrist wrote a book about Battery Wagner in 1884. Gilchrist served in Manigault’s Battalion of South Carolina Artillery and commanded Battery Gregg in August 1863.
Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States (1862)
Prison Life During the Rebellion
Captain John J. Dunkle served in the 25th Virginia Infantry. He was captured at Spotsylvania in 1864 and became one of the Immortal Six Hundred. In 1869, Dunkle wrote this account of his captivity under the pen name Fritz Fuzzlebug.
Inspection Reports for Clingman’s Brigade
The files below are transcriptions of inspection reports for Clingman’s Brigade on November 26, 1864 and January 2, 1865. These two files are part of a large group of inspection reports that Brett Schulte of Beyond the Crater (www.beyondthecrater.com) has generously made available to the public.
Inspection Report November 26, 1864
Inspection Report January 2, 1865
Confederate Hospital No. 4 Records
This file was transcribed by Mr. Robert J. Cooke of the Old New Hanover Genealogical Society. Mr. Cooke is also the author of Wild, Wicked, Wartime Wilmington. The Society dissolved at the end of 2018. Their website, where I found this file, went dark shortly after. This is copyrighted information. I was unable to contact Mr. Cooke about posting it, so please respect his copyright.