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McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864) [James B. McPherson diary describing early Union successes in the western theatre.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03746.01 Author/Creator: McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1861-1864 Pagination: 100 p. ; 12.1 x 7.9 cm. Order a Copy

Notebook with McPherson's diary discussing the western theatre under Grant, with some 1861 diary entries relating to Fort Donelson, diagrams on making pickets, lists of artillery at different forts, and a hand-drawn map of Chickasaw (from 1864). Written from various locations.

McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

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