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1857
Burpee, Thomas F. (1837 - 1864)
Diary for 1857
Includes brief accounts of his days as well as some accounting. writes "Nothing New" several times.
GLC02744.379
1858
Diary for 1858
Mainly used as an accounting book but there are also brief descriptions of his days mixed in.
GLC02744.380
1859
Diary for 1859
Mainly used as an account book with a few diary entries
GLC02744.381
1862
Diary for 1862
Records troop movements in several entries, also used as an account book.
GLC02744.382
1863
Diary for 1863
Records troop movements in several entries, also used as an account book. Many blank pages.
GLC02744.383
1864
Diary for 1864
Final year. Records troop movements until June 11th when his mother takes over after his death. Provides details of funeral. Rest is blank.
GLC02744.384
16 May 1851 - 27 July 1851
Moore, John (1826-1907)
Diary of John Moore
Excerpt: Diary entries 12 June 1852: "The Tower has been so often described that it is unnecessary to enter into any description of it. There is no place in the world, perhaps where one can see so many specimens of all the varieties of arms that...
GLC04192.06
Cook, Henry (fl. 1862-1864)
1862 Diary
Henry Cook writes daily entries on camp life, including rations, illness, gambling, picket duty, construction projects, pay, and promotions. He includes information on military actions (battles at Fort Donelson, Fort Macon, and [Pea?] Ridge), as well...
GLC03958.01
1864 Diary
In this diary, dated from January through November, 1864, Henry Cook documents life in the US Signal Corps. Stationed near New Bern, NC, Cook writes of matters of daily life--meals, rations, guard duty, trips to town, construction projects--and of...
GLC03958.03
August 1862 - December 1862
Stout, Franklin (fl. 1853-)
Camp 6, 129th Regiment. Daily record of army life. A notable entry includes Setember 3rd when the Brigadier General says: "I am not a speechmaker. This is not the business of the soldier, but to fight and obey orders, that is what you are here for...
GLC03131.07.01
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