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3 September 1861-5 December 1861
Van Nuys, Samuel Watson
[diary]
Commences: "Bid friends farewell and left for camp Morton to enter the service of "Uncle Sam."
GLC07687.160
1 June 1862-19 October 1862
daily life, troop movements, visits home.
GLC07687.161
20 October 1862-10 May 1863
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war.
GLC07687.162
11 May 1863-16 October 1863
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war. 5 July reads: "The enemys loss has been enormous. Our men also suffered severly--especially our artillery. [B]ehind one of our batteris were 30 dead horses. The stench is almost unbearable."
GLC07687.163
1864
Pierce, James W.
[Diary of James W. Pierce]
Autograph manuscript. Mentions General Ulysses Grant's campaigning along the North Anna River.
GLC02741
1870
Kiger, James S. (fl. 1859-1873)
1870 Diary
Records the weather.On April 17th, attends the funeral of a friend. April 28th mentions a parade to celebrate the ratification of the 15th amendment. He mentions taking Johnny to Sunday School. Many blank pages from June through December. Uses back...
GLC03131.16.10
20 July 1863-15 May 1864
Simpson, Edward (1824-1888)
Diary of Lt. Commander Edward Simpson
Diary of captaincy of the "Submarine Battery 'Passaic'". Details attacks upon Charleston, Fort Moultrie and Battery Gregg; inner workings of a Monitor and intraservice rivalries. Quarter calf, marbled boards, pencil loops.
The USS Passaic, one of...
GLC05911.04
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