A Few Scenes in the life of A "SOJER" in the Mass 44th

A Few Scenes in the life of A "SOJER" in the Mass 44th

GLC08200

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GLC#
GLC08200
Type
Documents
Date
1863
Title
A Few Scenes in the life of A "SOJER" in the Mass 44th
Place Written
New Bern, North Carolina
Pagination
40 p. : Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Illustrated Civil War diary by a soldier in the 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Written from camp at New Bern, North Carolina. Sketchbook illustrated with thirty-eight pencil editorial-type cartoon sketches satirizing the Northern press, former slaves, Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard, and military life. Most sketches follow the life of a soldier named "Gorge," or "George," possibly a fictional character, possibly loosely autobiographical. Some sketches are about the Battle of Goldsboro. Page near the end states that the author had to end the sketchbook due to a lack of available paper.

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