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| − | + | "Colonel" Walter Williams talks about events during the Civil War period and his past life in general, as well as current events. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Colonel Walter Williams |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' August 1964 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Near Franklin, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' None Given |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 40 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born, Corinth, Mississippi (November 14, 1894), |
| − | + | Confederate Army, | |
| + | Hood's Brigade, | ||
| + | Forage Master, | ||
| + | Arrival in Texas (1870), | ||
| + | Fox hunting, | ||
| + | Dogs' names, | ||
| + | Cattle drive in Kansas, | ||
| + | Indians, | ||
| + | Theft of cattle, | ||
| + | Trip to New York, New York, | ||
| + | Television appearance, | ||
| + | Comments by unidentified speaker, | ||
| + | Wheat farm during Civil War, | ||
| + | Duties as Forage Master, | ||
| + | Abraham Lincoln, | ||
| + | John Wilkes Booth, | ||
| + | Comparison of childhood and present, | ||
| + | Population increase, | ||
| + | Use of Winchester gun, | ||
| + | Cattle theft by Indians (again). | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Fox hunting (again), |
| − | + | Airplane ride (again), | |
| + | Comments by Shirley Ann Bielanowicz (Colonel Williams's granddaughter). | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1854-1964 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1860-1900 |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 27 August 2019
"Colonel" Walter Williams talks about events during the Civil War period and his past life in general, as well as current events.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Colonel Walter Williams
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: August 1964
Location: Near Franklin, Texas
Interviewer: None Given
Length: 40 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born, Corinth, Mississippi (November 14, 1894),
Confederate Army,
Hood's Brigade,
Forage Master,
Arrival in Texas (1870),
Fox hunting,
Dogs' names,
Cattle drive in Kansas,
Indians,
Theft of cattle,
Trip to New York, New York,
Television appearance,
Comments by unidentified speaker,
Wheat farm during Civil War,
Duties as Forage Master,
Abraham Lincoln,
John Wilkes Booth,
Comparison of childhood and present,
Population increase,
Use of Winchester gun,
Cattle theft by Indians (again).
Tape 1, Side 2: Fox hunting (again),
Airplane ride (again),
Comments by Shirley Ann Bielanowicz (Colonel Williams's granddaughter).
Range Dates: 1854-1964
Bulk Dates: 1860-1900
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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