The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter

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Title

The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter

Description

“December 28, 1863 - May 24, 1865. The volume includes the observations of an ‘aging’ Methodist minister from Illinois who came South to recruit "patch of darkies" for the Union Army, beginning at Stevenson, Alabama. Later, he enlisted as a soldier with Sherman and concluded his writing after the war in Virginia but included many observations of life in North Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.”

Creator

James T Ayers
John Hope Franklin

Publisher

Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois

Date

1947

Type

Book

Zotero

Author

James T Ayers
John Hope Franklin

Title

The diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War recruiter

Place

Springfield

Publisher

Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois

Date

1947

Attachment Title

Hathi Trust Record

Item Type

Book

Access Date

2019-09-16 23:28:37

Extra

OCLC: 1467002

Library Catalog

Hathi Trust

Num Pages

xxv, 138 p.

Series

Occasional publications of the Illinois State Historical Society; Variation: Occasional publications (Illinois State Historical Society); no. 50.

Short Title

The diary of James T. Ayers

Citation

James T Ayers and John Hope Franklin, “The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter,” The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy , accessed November 21, 2024, https://library.missouri.edu/confederate/items/show/2549.

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