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Osborn, Henry M., fl. 1864 [Diary of Henry M. Osborn of the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04598 Author/Creator: Osborn, Henry M., fl. 1864 Place Written: Various Places Type: Diary Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 v. : approx. 192 p. : Height: 12.4 cm, Width: 7.7 cm Order a Copy

Autograph manuscript signed by Henry M. Osborn, a soldier in the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Osborn was killed at Jonesboro, Georgia, on 1 September 1864. Diary includes battle content regarding Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the siege of Atlanta. Partially written in pencil.

Osborn, Henry M., fl. 1864

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