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Smalley, Herbert L., fl. 1862-1863 [Diary of Herbert L. Smalley]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.14 Author/Creator: Smalley, Herbert L., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: Various Places Type: Diary Date: 1862-1863 Pagination: 1 v. : Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 7.5 cm Order a Copy

Autograph manuscript. Smalley served in Company A of the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Consists of a small black pocketbook. A note inside the diary says it was found on a battlefield by another soldier. Includes entries Second Bull Run and Antietam.

Smalley, Herbert L., fl. 1862-1863

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