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Robert Gaines Haile Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Gaines Haile was born April 1, 1832 in "Beavers Hill," Essex County, Virginia, the son of Robert Gaines Haile, Senior, and Elizabeth Buckner Haile. He married Mary Susan Burke. Haile served in Company F, 55th Virginia Regiment, Confederate Army. He was mortally wounded at Gaines Mill on June 30, 1862.

Scope and Contents

Diary (25 pages), 1862 June 2-25, of Robert Gaines Haile, kept while he was serving in the 55th Virginia Regiment, Confederate Army, during the Seven Days Battle near Richmond, Virginia. Mentions the death of William Latane.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 55th
• Diaries
• Peninsular Campaign, 1862
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries