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Missionary Ridge, Battle of, Tenn., 1863

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Eugene Banks diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 57
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary which contains an account of military life during the Civil War from a Southern officer's point of view. Banks includes descriptions of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, the Confederate retreat, and the execution of four deserters. Collection also includes a typescript of the diary and a description of the diary with background information on Banks written in 1976 by Darrell Batson. Photocopies of materials also included with collection.

Dates: 1863-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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