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- GLC#
- GLC03133.11-View header record
- Type
- Journals & Diaries
- Date
- 1861-1862
- Author/Creator
- Clegg, William, fl. 1859-1907
- Title
- [Diary of William Clegg, I company, 2nd Infantry, Louisiana]
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 v. Height: 11.4 cm, Width: 7 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Diary of a Confederate Sergeant in Louisiana 2nd Infantry (somewhat inaccurate; see 10 June 1861 entry) which includes detailed entries on the movement of his regiment, and skirmishes with Union forces. Includes a rough sketch of the Battle of Bethel Church in Hampton, Virginia, various songs, drawings, and personal reflections. The diary is entirely in pencil, and parts of it are smudged. Fragile.
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