Cook, Henry, fl. 1862-1864 1863 Diary

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GLC#
GLC03958.02-View header record
Type
Journals & Diaries
Date
1863
Author/Creator
Cook, Henry, fl. 1862-1864
Title
1863 Diary
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
1 v. Height: 8 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Henry Cook describes his life in camp, including his reading and other pasttimes, day trips into cities, soldiers' pay, food, and signal corps duty. He also writes of the movements of the signal corps and of his regiment (9th NJ Volunteers) in considerable detail, including information about the officers and about any skirmishes they encountered. He mentions battles at New Bern, Fort McAlister, Fort Jackson, Little Washington, Chancellorsville, Jackson, Miss., Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Knoxville, and Tarborough by name. He refers to African Americans on several occasions, including the construction of "negro houses" at Seabrook, SC.

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