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2 December 1863 - 26 May 1864
Beach, Elias William (1841-1921)
[Diary 1863-1864]
Autograph manuscript. Written from various places. Contains all military content, mostly involving camp life and movements.
GLC00919.23.04
27 May 1864 - 1 December 1864
[Diary 1864]
Autograph manuscript signed. Written from various places, but the majority of entries written from City Point, Virginia, which was the headquarters for General Ulysses S. Grant. Contains mostly military content dealing with camp life and activities.
GLC00919.23.05
1 January 1865 - 15 November 1865
[Diary 1865]
Autograph manuscript signed. Filled with news of military activity. Excerpt from entry for 3 April 1865: "Richmond fell at 8 oclock this morning. Genl Benham was the first Genl in the city... Rebels evacuated. The President and Genl Grant & Meade...
GLC00919.23.06
1 January 1866-1 June 1866
[Diary 1866]
Autograph manuscript. Written from various places. Beach provides information on his life as a former soldier after the war.
GLC00919.23.07
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
February 1864 - March 1865
Andrews, Davis C. (1864-1865)
[Diary of a Union soldier in the 7th Iowa Vols.]
GLC02088
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