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Description

Confederate Army soldier and businessman from New Orleans. Most of his military service was spent in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes and later in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he spent several months ill in a hospital. He rejoined his unit, was captured near Jackson, Mississippi, in July 1863, and was released May 18, 1865.

Publication Date

2019

Size of Collection

1 box, 1 folder

Manuscript Number

M-086

Description

Ledger containing an account of a South Louisiana soldier's experiences during the Civil War; includes personal and business records after the War.

Dates of Collection

1861-1899

City

Ruston

Keywords

Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Louisiana Industrial Institute

Disciplines

Genealogy | Military History | Public History | United States History

Comments

Image courtesy of the Memorial Hall Confederate Civil War Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Joseph J. Corneille Record Book

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