REPOSITORY:
Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University
COLLECTION TITLE:
Leonidas Bryant Correspondence, 1861-1864
COLLECTION NUMBER:
00008
CREATOR:
Leonidas Bryant
LANGUAGE OF MATERIAL:
Material in English
EXTENT:
0.5 linear feet
LOCATION:
These materials are located in the Southern Appalachian Archives in Renfro Library, Mars Hill University. For assistance, please call (828) 689-1262 or e-mail archives@mhu.edu.
ABSTRACT:
Leonidas Bryant joined the 6th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment on October 27, 1861. He fought in Company F and maintained the rank of Private throughout the war. Under the command of Colonel Crittenden, Bryant's infantry unit left Indiana in 1861 and participated in battles including Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Bryant was captured in Hillsboro, Georgia on August 5, 1864 but was later exchanged on September 19, 1864 in Atlanta. After being exchanged he was ordered to Chattanooga on September 22, 1864. Leonidas Bryant was discharged on January 26, 1865.