Richard Kirkland Papers

Résumé du livre

Newspaper clipping, April 1880, "Richard Kirkland, the Humane Hero of Fredericksburg" (tearsheet of article published in the Southern Historical Society Papers, reprinted from a letter to the editor of the Charleston News and Courier by Gen. J.B. Kershaw that reports R.R. Kirkland's heroism and humanity while risking his life to tend to the wounded while under enemy fire); newspaper clipping, 23 Nov. 1930, published in The State (Columbia, S.C.): "Medal of Honor of Sergeant Kirkland Commemorates Deed at Marye's Height," with reprint of General Kershaw's letter, additional biographical information on Kirkland provided by Robert M. Kennedy of University of South Carolina; and letters to the editor discussing the loss and return of Kirkland's Medal of Honor.