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1 January 1866-1 June 1866
Beach, Elias William (1841-1921)
[Diary 1866]
Autograph manuscript. Written from various places. Beach provides information on his life as a former soldier after the war.
GLC00919.23.07
10 June - 1 October1864
Pratt, Oliver D.
[Diary Oliver D. Pratt]
Autograph manuscript signed. Pratt served in Co. L, 1st Battalion, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry. Approximately 100 pages written in pencil. Military content about war in Virginia.
GLC01003.01
1 October 1864 - 24 June 1865
[Diary of Oliver D. Pratt]
Autograph manuscript signed. Military content about war in Virginia. Written in pencil.
GLC01003.02
11 March - 27 October 1862
Smith, Horace A.
[Diary of Horace A. Smith, 3rd NY Cavalry]
Autograph manuscript signed. Smith served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd NY Cavalry, "Van Allen's Regiment." Diary kept in ink and pencil with later pencil pagination. Includes ink drawings of Camp layouts at Poolesveille, Md. and Harpers Ferry...
GLC01004
8 November 1767-1785
Sylvester, Deborah (fl. 1767- 1785)
[Deborah Sylvester's Journal]
Most entries are recorded in Scituate, Massachusetts. Records accounts and thoughts as well as biblical readings, sermons and family births and deaths. On 19 April 1775, states "the Regulars march out of Bouston and march to Lexington whare the...
GLC01144.01
26 October 1862 - 5 February 1864
Rohrer, Benjamin
[Union surgeon's diary, 10th PA Reserve Vols.]
Autograph manuscript. Reports on the Battle of Gettysburg (fought 1-3 July 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). He mentions the replacement of General Joseph Hooker by General George G. Meade. Writes on 28 June 1863, "...heard of a change in the...
GLC02255
1864
Sperry, Lyman Bell (1838-1920)
[Diary of a Union soldier, Company B, 98th New York Volunteers, who participated in the Petersburg Campaign]
Pongo Bridge is noted on the inner front cover, but this diary was created in various places. Contains a meticulously records of the events of 1864. 8 January, records that General Butler (possibly Benjamin Franklin Butler), is to have entire...
GLC02261
1 October 1861-1864
Herbst, George (fl. 1861-1864)
[Diary of Union soldier, George Herbst] [parts in German]
Autograph manuscript signed. Entitled on the leather boards: "Tagn Luf des Krieges von 1861 bis 1864[.] George Herbst." Contemporary notes appear to date mostly from 1862. Covers all battles in Virginia, the farewell to General George McClellan...
GLC02265
1864-1865
Hamilton, William C. (fl. 1864-1865)
[Diary of William C. Hamilton]
Autograph manuscript. Only thirteen pages are war-date; bulk is post-war. Covers part of Sherman's March to the Sea, mostly keeping track of movements, weather; little personal insights or opinions. Diary begins on 10 November 1864 at Rome...
GLC02417
1865
Payne, Samuel J.
[Diary of Samuel Payne]
Autograph manuscript signed. The diary continues up to his return and includes a list of letters received for the year. Includes content on the siege and Battle of Mobile, Alabama, and closing at Shreveport, Louisiana, where General E. Kirby Smith...
GLC02419
1867
Kiger, James S. (fl. 1859-1873)
1867 Diary
Newspaper clippings inserted at beginning with Washington's General Order, July 1776 and McClellan's General Order, September 1861. Also positions of the sun and moon and on the back, a list of the original 13 states and all the signers of the...
GLC03131.16.07
1861
Booth, Thomas R. (fl. 1861-1908)
[1861 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth]
Autograph manuscript signed. Discusses his travels, the weather, and friends he visits; also keeps financial ledger pages at the back of the book. Mentions the arrival in New Castle, Delaware, of Brigadier General Lockwood on 8 October. Also...
GLC03347.01
1862
[1862 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth]
Autograph manuscript signed. Mostly written in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C., though some entries are written in Delaware. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant General's office. Also keeps financial ledger pages at the...
GLC03347.02
1863
[1863 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth]
Autograph manuscript; no signature. Written partially in pencil. Mostly written in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant General's office. Also keeps financial ledger pages at the back of...
GLC03347.03
[1864 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth]
GLC03347.04
[1865 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth]
Autograph manuscript; no signature. Written partially in pencil. Mostly written in Georgetown and the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., though some entries are written in Delaware. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant...
GLC03347.05
1874
Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth
Entries take place in Pennsylvania, Deleware and Georgetown, Washington D.C. Seems to focus more on friends and family than previous diaries. Describes the funeral of a Mr. Taylor on April 8th.
GLC03347.14
26 January 1862 - 9 June 1862
McKinney, Erastus R. (fl. 1851-1904)
[Diary of Erastus McKinney]
Autograph manuscript signed. Includes reports on Union casualities during the capture of Fort Donelson (fought from 11 February to 16 February 1862 at Stewart County, Tennessee).
GLC02179.02
Blakeslee, Amos C. (b. 1826)
[Diary of Civil War surgeon]
Medical diary by U. S. Army contract surgeon covering the Union hospitals in and around Philadelphia. The bulk of the entries appear between 14 September 1862 and 23 November 1862. Comments on his hospital work, in which he treated wounded soldiers...
GLC08909
1861-1863
Dunn, Thomas (fl. 1861-1863)
[Diary of Thomas Dunn]
Diary of a soldier in the 25th Ohio Regiment, with wonderful content on the campaigns and battles of the eastern theater, such as Second Bull Run (1862): "August the 31st. the roads was just lined with ambulances and coaches from Washington city they...
GLC09356
Phoenix, John W. (fl. 1864-1865)
[Diaries of John W. Phoenix, A company, 28th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry]
Diaries are decimalized.
GLC03956
12 November 1864-4 December 1864
Diary of John W. Phoenix
Written from camp at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Describes picket duty, foraging, and rations. Mentions cooking and what the soldiers had for dinner frequently. Discusses how the soldiers want to shoot at pigeons flying over camp but are not allowed to...
GLC03956.01
1 January 1865-18 June 1865
Early entries mostly detail the weather, regimental duties, and camp life at Little Rock, Arkansas. On 21 January he indicates that the regiment has received marching orders but he is to remain at camp. This marching brigade came back on 4 February...
GLC03956.02
1862-1864
Cook, Henry (fl. 1862-1864)
[Diaries of Henry Cook, K company, 9th regiment, New Jersey, infantry]
Henry Cook discusses his infantry and Signal Corps service at Roanoke Island, NC and New Bern, NC.
GLC03958
1862 Diary
Henry Cook writes daily entries on camp life, including rations, illness, gambling, picket duty, construction projects, pay, and promotions. He includes information on military actions (battles at Fort Donelson, Fort Macon, and [Pea?] Ridge), as well...
GLC03958.01
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