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On Logan County Bank stationary, Caldwell recalls his ranks and commands over the course of the Civil War. At the time of writing he was president of the bank.
Transcription
Russellville, Ky. April 27, 1887
Lida Thackeray
Woodbury, N.J.
Yours recd contents noted. I entered the Confederate Army 22nd September 1861, as Captain Co A Ninth Ky Infantry, Was promoted to the rank of Major in April 1862 and was elected Lt Colonel in May following, and became by promotion Colonel of the Regt in Spring of 1863, and was in command (except when assigned to command of Orphan Brigade of which Regt was a part) until the close of the war
Yours respt
Jno. W. Caldwell
Creation Date
4-27-1887
City
Russellville
State/Province
Kentucky
Country
United States of America
Creator Life Dates
1837-1903
Keywords
"John W. Caldwell", "Logan County Bank, " "Orphan Brigade", Kentucky, "Logan County", Russellville, "Lida Thackeray", "Logan Grays"
Resource Identifier
070425-06
Date Digital
5-6-2020
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
History | Military History | Political History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Recommended Citation
Caldwell, John W., "John W. Caldwell Summarizes His Career in the Confederate Army in a letter, 1887" (1887). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 337.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/337