Buchanan, William R. (fl. 1861-1865) [Civil War diary of William R. Buchanan]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08910 Author/Creator: Buchanan, William R. (fl. 1861-1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Diary Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 diary : 112 p. ; 12.5 x 8 cm. Order a Copy
Diary of U. S. soldier covering the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga campaigns. The entries are sporadic near the beginning of the year but near-daily from March until December. On 3 July 1863, at Gettysburg, he writes: "at daylight went into action and took a position on a hill where Lieut. McKeever was picked off with a large number of our men...When we buried Lt. McKin the after'n went in again & held them all night." Signed by Buchanan, who provides his address in Philadelphia in case the diary was lost.
William R. Buchanan (fl. 1861-1865) enlisted as a Private on 1 July 1861 in Company A, 29th Infantry Regiment of Pennsylvania. He was promoted to Full Sergeant on 23 May 1865 and mustered out of his regiment on 17 July 1865.
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