Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921 [Diary 1864]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.23.05 Author/Creator: Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921 Place Written: Various Places Type: Diary Date: 1864 Pagination: Order a Copy
Autograph manuscript signed. Written from various places, but the majority of entries written from City Point, Virginia, which was the headquarters for General Ulysses S. Grant. Contains mostly military content dealing with camp life and activities. Dated May 27, 1864 - 1 December 1864.
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