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- GLC#
- GLC09353
- Type
- Journals & Diaries
- Date
- 1862-1864
- Author/Creator
- Hess, Luther M., fl. 1862-1864
- Title
- [Diary of Luther Martin Hess]
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 170 p. : Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 12.2 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Diary of soldier in 93rd Illinois Infantry, Co. G. Took part in Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta campaigns, and Sherman's "March to the Sea." Vivid writing throughout, some daily, some retrospectively. Confronted with the prospect of death during the Vicksburg campaign, Hess writes, "I trust in God that he will not permit me to be slain by the enemy which is now before us, my daily prayer is for Gods power to be with me." Also includes 3 coll. pages.
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