[History of 157th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers]

Richie, Joseph, 1862-1865 [History of 157th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers]

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GLC03131.13-View header record
Type
Journals & Diaries
Date
1862-1865
Author/Creator
Richie, Joseph, 1862-1865
Title
[History of 157th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
1 v.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Autograph manuscript. Noted as a copy and signed "Thomas E. Carter" on page one. Not really a diary, although first three pages contain information that Richie received the book on 5 September 1864, the day Private Joseph Richie Co. C, 157th Pennsylvania Volunteers was appointed "Acting Quartermaster Sergeant of this Battalion" and next two pages may have real diary entries. The substance of the book is a seventeen page "History of the 157th Penna Vols." The history begins on 5 October 1862 and continues to 3 July 1865. Describes the methods of recruitment used, movements of the regiment, and some battle content. It is not known when it was written down, perhaps in 1865 or perhaps at a later date. Approximately 19 pages. Also includes a record of battles from June 1864 to July 1865.

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