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[Diary of George T. Tosh, Iowa,1st light battery]

Autograph manuscript signed. Diary written by George T. Tosh, a soldier in lst Iowa Battery.

GLC03131.05

1862 Diary

Camp 6, 129th Regiment. Daily record of army life. A notable entry includes Setember 3rd when the Brigadier General says: "I am not a speechmaker. This is not the business of the soldier, but to fight and obey orders, that is what you are here for...

GLC03131.07.01

1863 Diary

Camp 6, 129th Regiment. Daily record of army life. On January 20th they find a man almost dead from drinking too much. On April 25the paymaster arrives causing the men to cheer. On May 13th, they arrive in Baltimore.

GLC03131.07.02

[History of 157th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers]

Autograph manuscript. Noted as a copy and signed "Thomas E. Carter" on page one. Not really a diary, although first three pages contain information that Richie received the book on 5 September 1864, the day Private Joseph Richie Co. C, 157th...

GLC03131.13

Pocket Diary for 1863

One diary for the year 1863 by Hiram C. Wells. The diary gives a good view of life in the cavalry with skirmishes, scouts, etc. Well's regiment took part in the siege of Knoxville. Wells was later captured, imprisoned at Andersonville, and on the...

GLC03131.15.001

[Diary of William O. Rome]

Autograph manuscript signed. Contain entries dated from 1861 to 1862. Reports on the daily activities of soldiering and camp life. The diary also contains Rome family birth and death records (2 October) and other entries in another hand, including...

GLC03131.09.01

Financial log book

GLC03131.15.046

[Diary of Milo B. Stiles, F battery, 11th regiment, Vermont, 1st heavy artillery]

Autograph manuscript signed. Written mostly in pencil, with some entries in pen. Stiles served in a 3-month regiment, in the 11th Vermont until December 1862, and joined again for service in the 11th Vermont heavy artillery. His unit served in...

GLC03131.04

[Diary of William W. Pratz]

Autograph manuscript signed. Diary in pencil. Writes about camp life and the weather. Notes the number of letters he writes and receives in a day. Approximately 112 pages.

GLC03131.11