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- GLC#
- GLC03131.07.01-View header record
- Type
- Journals & Diaries
- Date
- August 1862 - December 1862
- Author/Creator
- Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853
- Title
- 1862 Diary
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Camp 6, 129th Regiment. Daily record of army life. A notable entry includes Setember 3rd when the Brigadier General says: "I am not a speechmaker. This is not the business of the soldier, but to fight and obey orders, that is what you are here for..." On Set. 12th, he describes the funeral of Thomas Engle. On Dec.3rd, some men stole a pair of boots and were forced to march around with their hands tied behind their backs.
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