Berry Benson diaries, 1861-1865, circa 1910

Summary

Creator:

Benson, Berry, 1843-1923

Date:

1861-1865, circa 1910

Extent:

2 folder(s) (3 items)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Berry Benson diaries, ms326, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of two diaries of Berry Benson from 1861-1865. Benson writes about the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia; his capture in Spotsylvania, Virginia; imprisonment and escape from Elmira Prison, New York; and other events in Maryland and Georgia. People Benson mentions include Blackwood "Bob" Benson, Frank Champion, Mike Duffy, and General Bradley Johnson. The collection also includes a manuscript written by Benson entitled "A Confederate Sergeant's Adventures."

Biographical / historical:

Berry Benson (1843-1923), born in Hamburg, South Carolina, was a sergeant in Company H, 1st South Carolina Volunteers, Confederate Army.

For more information, see the article Berry Benson (1843-1923) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Appomattox Campaign, 1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Diaries.

Places:

Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Berry Benson diaries, ms326, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.