Wells, Hiram C., fl. 1825-1900 [Collection of Hiram C. Wells]

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GLC#
GLC03131.15-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1847-1912
Author/Creator
Wells, Hiram C., fl. 1825-1900
Title
[Collection of Hiram C. Wells]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
101 items
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

The collection includes his 1863 diary, military papers and personal and legal papers (mostly pre and post-war). Gives good view of life in cavalry with skirmishes, scouts, etc. Regiment took part in siege of Knoxville. Wells was later captured, imprisoned at Andersonville, and on the Sultana when it exploded, subjects covered in manuscript written in 1880s (includes typed transcript). The diary is approximately 106 pages and spans over the year 1863.

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