Kennedy, Ronald A. (fl.1862-1865) [Diaries of Ronald A. Kennedy of the Vermont Infantry]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03954 Author/Creator: Kennedy, Ronald A. (fl.1862-1865) Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1865 Pagination: 3 v. Order a Copy
Three volumes of diaries belonging to Ronald A. Kennedy dated 1862-1865 related to battles, and finances of I Company of the 3rd Vermont Infantry during the Civil War.
Ronald A. Kennedy enlisted in June 1861 in Vermont and was mustered into I Company of the 3rd Vermont Infantry in July of that year. In February 1865, he was commissioned into the Vermont 5th Infantry and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
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