Buchanan, William R., fl. 1861-1865 [Civil War diary of William R. Buchanan]

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GLC#
GLC08910
Type
Journals & Diaries
Date
1863
Author/Creator
Buchanan, William R., fl. 1861-1865
Title
[Civil War diary of William R. Buchanan]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 diary : 112 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Diary of U. S. soldier covering the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga campaigns. The entries are sporadic near the beginning of the year but near-daily from March until December. On 3 July 1863, at Gettysburg, he writes: "at daylight went into action and took a position on a hill where Lieut. McKeever was picked off with a large number of our men...When we buried Lt. McKin the after'n went in again & held them all night." Signed by Buchanan, who provides his address in Philadelphia in case the diary was lost.

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