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Jeffrey T. Wilson Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-015
Abstract
The collection consists of two diaries (1913, 1928) written by Jeffrey T. Wilson (1843-1929). Wilson was a former enslaved person who spent most of his life in and around Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia. He worked as a bailiff in the Norfolk courts after leaving the U. S. Navy and wrote a column, "Colored Notes," for The Portsmouth Star from 1924 until his death in 1929. He outlived four wives and had at least twelve children. Wilson's diaries...
Dates:
1913, 1928
Charles F. McKenna Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-031
Abstract
The collection contains diaries, papers, and published materials related to Charles F. McKenna's service in the 155th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, during the Civil War.
Dates:
1861-1913, 1996-1998, n.d.
2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Confederate Bugler Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-019
Abstract
This collection contains a photocopy of a diary from the American Civil War belonging to an unidentified soldier. The contents of the diary were written between 1862 and 1863 and describes what life was like for the author during the war. The author was a bugler in the 2nd Mississippi Calvary Regiment based on details from the account and the names of Generals and Officers that he served under.
Dates:
1862 - 1863
Diary, Jeffrey T. Wilson, 1913 (Ms2011-015)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-015_WilsonDiary1913
Dates:
1913
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- Wilson, Jeffrey Thomas, 1843-1929 2
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