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Preferred Citation:

Asa John Wyatt Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Biographical Information:

Asa John Wyatt, born February 10, 1829, enlisted in Company I, 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment from Pittsylvania County, Va. He rose from private to sergeant and was killed in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862.

Scope and Contents

Civil War diary of a soldier of the Army of Northern Virginia, 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment, Company I. The content spans June 19, 1861 through July 29, 1862, the latter as part of Jackson's Valley Campaign. The diary includes information concerning the Battle of Kernstown, although Wyatt was not a participant. A typescript is included.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 21st--History
• Diaries
• Kernstown, Battle of, 1862
• Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865