War Recollections of the Confederate Veterans of Pittsylvania County, Virginia
1861-1865
Edited by Maud Carter Clement

Compiled, published, and later reprinted by the Rawley Martin Chapter, Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, from veterans' recollections written 1910-1915. The original publication in 1961 was sponsored by the Hon. Randall O. Reynolds, House of Delegates of Virginia, and member of the Virginia Centennial Committee. Soft cover, saddle-stitched, 84 pages, 10 black-and-white photographs, 2 other black-and-white illustrations. 5.875 x 9 inches.

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Contents

• “Lt.-Col. Rawley W. Martin, An Appreciation,” by Maud Carter Clement
• “The Confederate Soldier” (with listing of 23 Confederate military companies organized from Pittsylvania County and the city of Danville), by Maud Carter Clement
• “A Militiaman's Bond,” by Maud Carter Clement
• “Off to the War,” by William M. Tredway, Capt., Co. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “A Recollection of the Battle of Bethel,” by Color Corporal James Carter, Jr., Co. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment, with note by Henry Berger
• “Our Pleasant Stay in Williamsburg,” by Lt. J. W. Whitehead, Sr., Co. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “A Brief Sketch of Company E, 6th Virginia Cavalry,” by S. A. Moorman
• “War Reminiscences of Capt. Isaac Coles,” by Capt. Isaac Coles, Co. E, 6th Virginia Cavalry
• “The Battle of Rich Mountain,” by H. C. Clement, Pittsylvania Cavalry
• “The Battle of Seven Pines,” by J. T. Morton, Co. A, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “The Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862,” by Color Corporal James Carter, Jr., Co. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “Report of Colonel Tomlin, 53rd Virginia Regiment,” by Col. B. H. Tomlin, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “With Jackson in the Valley Campaign: Death of Ashby, and Jackson at the Bridge,” by H. C. Clement, 6th Virginia Cavalry
• “Letter of Dr. Rawley W. Martin” (to Commander Sylvester Chamberlain, U. S. Navy, Buffalo, New York, regarding Pickett's Charge), by Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “Company I, 53rd Virginia Regiment, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, in the Battle of Gettysburg,” by Lt. J. W. Whitehead, Sr., Co. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “The Flag of the 53rd Virginia Regiment at Gettysburg,” by Color Corporal James Carter, Jr., Col. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “Armistead at Gettysburg,” by Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “The Battle of Gettysburg,” by Thomas H. Oakes, Co. E, 14th Virginia Regiment, Armistead's Brigade,/li>
• “The Battle Near Chester Station,” by Color Corporal James Carter, Jr., Co. I, 53rd Virginia Regiment
• “The Battle of Brandy Station,” by Chiswell Dabney, Aide to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
• “The Beefsteak Feast,” by Capt. Chiswell Dabney, Aide to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
• “The Yellow Tavern Engagement,” by F. B. Watson, Co. G, 6th Virginia Cavalry
• “The Experiences of a Confederate Soldier in Federal Prisons 1863-1865,” by Capt. Isaac Coles, 6th Virginia Cavalry
• “Reminiscences of the Sixties,” by Harriet Matthews Brown
• “Reminiscences of the Sixties,&38221; by Pattie Booker Tredway Watson

About the Editor

Maud Carter Clement (1879-1969), historian and author of prominence, is best known for her History of Pittsylvania County published in 1929.

Born April 12, 1879 in Chatham, Virginia, the daughter of James Carter and Elizabeth Pigg Carter, she lived in Pittsylvania County all her life. One of the earliest graduates of Chatham Hall, she served as trustee of the school from 1932 until her death.

She was married in 1902 to Nathaniel E. Clement, a Chatham attorney. There were three children: Elizabeth Lanier Clement, Rutledge Carter Clement, and Henry Turner Clement.

Mrs. Clement died on October 26, 1969.

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