Descriptive Summary
Hanks, O.T. (Orlando T.), 1844-1926
Hanks, O.T., Reminiscences
1861-1865, 1918
Materials are written in English.
1 vol.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Written in September 1918 for W.G. Sharp, the O.T. Hanks Reminiscences, 1861-1865, 1918, chronicle Benjamin F. Benton’s Company in Hood’s Brigade during the Civil War.
Biographical Note
Born in San Augustine County, Texas, Orlando Thacker Hanks (1844-1926) was the son of Horatio McMullen Hanks (b. 1803) and Nancy Katherine Thacker (b. 1824). On February 11, 1847, Hanks married Susan Purnell Thacker, with whom he had at least ten children. Near the outbreak of the Civil War, Hanks joined Captain Benjamin Franklin Benton’s Company K of the First Texas Infantry in Hood’s Brigade, which became a part of the Northern Army of Virginia. Hanks’ recollections of the Benton’s Company have been published in History of Captain B.F. Benton’s Company, Hood’s Texas Brigade and A Yellow Rose in Old Dominion.
Source:
Martin, McXie Whitton. Benton, Benjamin Franklin. Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed December 22, 2010. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbe52.
Scope and Contents
Written in September 1918 for W.G. Sharp, the O.T. Hanks Reminiscences, 1861-1865, 1918, chronicle Benjamin F. Benton’s Company in Hood’s Brigade during the Civil War. Hanks’ recollections concern the military activities of the Company, including camp life and battles. He describes marching from San Augustine County through Georgia and Virginia and engaging in battle at Williamsburg and Chickamauga. In addition, Hanks mentions the activities of General John B. Magruder and Captain Joseph V. Massey, among others associated with the regiment.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Benton, Benjamin Franklin, 1827-1862
Hanks, Orlando T., 1844-1926 -- Archives
Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871
Massey, Joseph Vincent, 1841-1885
Sharp, W.G.
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 1st. Company K
Places
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863
San Augustine County (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century
Southern States -- Description and travel -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
Preferred Citation
O.T. Hanks Reminiscences, 1861-1865, 1918, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Related Material
See also Orlando T. Hanks Reminiscences, Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2D268
Bound Photostat copy of Civil War reminiscences,
1861-1865, 1918
2R31
Three typescript copies of Civil War reminiscences