Rome, William O., ?-1863 [Collection of William O. Rome] [Decimalized .01- .03]

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Diary in pen, tintype, and two letters of William O. Rome, soldier in Co. K, 56th New York. The two letters (21 December 1862 and 24 December 1862) are written from Yorktown, Virginia and one contains a list of all the men in Company K and whether they are on duty, sick, discharged, or dead. The diary contains some of Rome's writing from 1861 to 1862.

GLC#
GLC03131.09-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1861-1862
Author/Creator
Rome, William O., ?-1863
Title
[Collection of William O. Rome] [Decimalized .01- .03]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
1 diary + 3 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Rome, William O., ?-1863
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Soldier's Diary
Photography
Muster Rolls and Returns

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Collection Item
Diary

[Diary of William O. Rome]

1861-1862

Rome, William O., ?-1863

Autograph manuscript signed. Contain entries dated from 1861 to 1862. Reports on the daily activities of soldiering and camp life. The diary also contains Rome family birth and death records (2 October) and other entries in another hand, including...

GLC03131.09.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Mother

December 21, 1862

Rome, William O., ?-1863

Includes a list of all the men in company J and whether they are on duty, sick or discharged. For the moment it is warm and pleasant Recently they had a very hard march.

GLC03131.09.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Mother

24 December 1862

Rome, William O., ?-1863

He sent a package with gloves, handkerchiefs, stockings and a pin cushion. The regimentss have all taken their positions within the fort and are ready to attack.

GLC03131.09.03