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3 September 1861-5 December 1861
Van Nuys, Samuel Watson
[diary]
Commences: "Bid friends farewell and left for camp Morton to enter the service of "Uncle Sam."
GLC07687.160
1 June 1862-19 October 1862
daily life, troop movements, visits home.
GLC07687.161
20 October 1862-10 May 1863
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war.
GLC07687.162
11 May 1863-16 October 1863
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war. 5 July reads: "The enemys loss has been enormous. Our men also suffered severly--especially our artillery. [B]ehind one of our batteris were 30 dead horses. The stench is almost unbearable."
GLC07687.163
1863
Buchanan, William R. (fl. 1861-1865)
[Civil War diary of William R. Buchanan]
Diary of U. S. soldier covering the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga campaigns. The entries are sporadic near the beginning of the year but near-daily from March until December. On 3 July 1863, at Gettysburg, he writes: "at daylight...
GLC08910
1862
Gottshall, Samuel G. (1841-1902)
[Diary of Samuel G. Gottshall]
Leather bound autograph manuscript signed. Describes activity at Fort Donelson (the Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from 11 February to 16 February 1862), Yorktown (Siege of Yorktown took place from 5 April to 4 May 1862, as part of the Peninsula...
GLC04564.03
Leather bound autograph manuscript signed. Gottshall returns to the Army after being wounded in the arm by a cannonball. Throughout the early months Gottshall sees little action and he discusses his recovery and soldiering in the winter. In [13-15...
GLC04564.04
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
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