William O. Tuggle Civil War diary
Scope and Contents
William Orrie Tuggle's diary entries while serving in Morgan's Cavalry including a roll of members of 4th Regiment Georgia, Company G, lists of the sick, valuation of Company G horses, lists of horses lost, killed, or captured and records of equipment and weapons. The diary also includes personal entries and poetry written to Clara of LaGrange, Georgia.
Dates
- 1864
Creator
Biographical / Historical
William Orrie Tuggle was the son of Orrie C. Hinton and William Lamb Tuggle of Henry County, Georgia. He apparently joined the LaGrange Light Guards, 4th Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Company B, in 1861 and was discharged in 1862. According to his own account, he then served in the 4th Regiment Georgia, Company G, 1st Battalion, Morgan's Cavalry, and later was in the 14th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, Company B. After the war, he married Margaret Cox and worked as a lawyer in LaGrange, Georgia.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- William O. Tuggle Civil War diary
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States