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Payne, Samuel J., fl. 1865 [Diary of Samuel Payne]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02419 Author/Creator: Payne, Samuel J., fl. 1865 Place Written: Various Places Type: Diary Date: 1865 Pagination: 66 p. ; 16 x 10 cm. Order a Copy

Autograph manuscript signed. The diary continues up to his return and includes a list of letters received for the year. Includes content on the siege and Battle of Mobile, Alabama, and closing at Shreveport, Louisiana, where General E. Kirby Smith surrendered. Also includes western theatre content throughout.

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