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A Guide to the O.T. Hanks Reminiscences, 1861-1865, 1918
Biographical NoteBorn 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. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsWritten 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. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialReturn to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationO.T. Hanks Reminiscences, 1861-1865, 1918, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic 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. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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