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2 December 1863 - 26 May 1864
Beach, Elias William (1841-1921)
[Diary 1863-1864]
Autograph manuscript. Written from various places. Contains all military content, mostly involving camp life and movements.
GLC00919.23.04
27 May 1864 - 1 December 1864
[Diary 1864]
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.
GLC00919.23.05
1 January 1865 - 15 November 1865
[Diary 1865]
Autograph manuscript signed. Filled with news of military activity. Excerpt from entry for 3 April 1865: "Richmond fell at 8 oclock this morning. Genl Benham was the first Genl in the city... Rebels evacuated. The President and Genl Grant & Meade...
GLC00919.23.06
1 January 1866-1 June 1866
[Diary 1866]
Autograph manuscript. Written from various places. Beach provides information on his life as a former soldier after the war.
GLC00919.23.07
March-April 1873
Powell, George May (1835-1905)
Travel Diary
re: He stopped briefly in England and experienced difficulty in boarding the ship to cross the Channel and on to Paris. He took the train through Lyon, Turin, Milan, and Venice, with brief stops, describing each briefly. He went on a five-day cruise...
GLC00687.077
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