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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:

Henry L. Burnell Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-036
Abstract

The collection contains the diary of Private Henry L. Burnell, Co. "I," 8th Maine Volunteer Infantry, 1859 - 1865. Burnell served in the Union Army from September 7, 1861 until July 22, 1865.

Dates: 1859 - 1865

Charles H. Bushee Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-055
Abstract

Diary of Charles H. Bushee, Company E, 112th Regiment, New York Infantry, 1863. Includes entries on actions of the 112th Regiment in and around Norfolk and Suffolk, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Charles L. C. Minor Cash Book and Edward P. Harmon Civil War Diary, 1860-1864 (Ms2008-081)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008-081_MinorHarmon_Diary_1860-1864
Dates: 1860 - 1864

Alva Cleveland Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-113
Abstract

The collection contains the diary of Alva Cleveland, a 57-year-old soldier who served as an orderly with the 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. The diary covers March to July 1862 while Cleveland's regiment was stationed around Nashville, Tennessee, and in northern Alabama.

Dates: 1862 - 1862

Edwin R. Coghill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-058
Abstract

Civil War memoir of Sergeant Edwin R. Coghill of Company E ("Caroline Greys"), 30th Virginia Infantry, together with a post-war company roster, and a 1970 booklet commemorating a memorial service for General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at Bethel Baptist Church and containing a transcript of Coghill's memoir.

Dates: ca.1864-1970

Jacob Cohn Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-002
Abstract

Civil War diary of Jacob Cohn, a soldier in Company A, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry

Dates: 1863 - 1864

Richard Colburn Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-010
Abstract

The collection consists of the Civil War diary of Richard Colburn, an enlisted soldier of the 12th Infantry of the Army of the Potomac. The diary details camp life, daily activities, battles, and Colburn's captivity as a POW beginning in July 1862.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

Copybook, Milton S. Koontz, 1863 (Ms1984-172)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1984-172_Copybook_1863
Dates: 1863

M. M. Cottingim Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-033
Abstract

The collection consists of a diary written by M.M. Cottingim between April and October of 1862.

Dates: 1862 - 1862

Daniel Curtis Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-047
Abstract

The collection consists of an unbound diary, marching orders, and an itemized list of purchases kept by Daniel Curtis in May 1864.

Dates: 1864 - 1864