Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853 1863 Diary

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03131.07.02 Author/Creator: Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853 Place Written: s.l. Type: Diary Date: December 1862 - May 1863 Pagination: Order a Copy

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.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources