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Smalley, Herbert L. [Diary of Herbert L. Smalley]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.14 Author/Creator: Smalley, Herbert L. Place Written: [various places] Type: Diary Date: 11 August 1862-6 May 1863 Pagination: 1 vol. ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm. Order a Copy

Autograph manuscript. Smalley served in Company A of the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Consists of a small black pocketbook. A note inside the diary says it was found on a battlefield by another soldier. Includes entries Second Bull Run and Antietam.

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