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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 183 Collections and/or Records:

John Harville Diary 3, 1862 (Ms2010-053)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary3_1862
Dates: 1862-03-28/1862-05-12

John Harville Diary 4, 1862 (Ms2010-053)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary4_1862
Dates: 1862-05-14/1862-08-04

John Harville Diary 5, 1862-1863 (Ms2010-053)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary5_1862-1863
Dates: 1862-08-05/1863-05-29

John Harville Diary 6, 1863 (Ms2010-053)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010_053_HarvilleJohn_Diary6_1863
Dates: 1863-06-05/1863-11-26

John Holliday Diaries and Photographs,

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-028
Dates: 1864-05-01/1865-07-04

B. H. Johnson Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-093
Abstract

The collection contains the journal of a Methodist circuit riding minister of eastern Virginia during the American Civil War. Salient topics include: the effects of war, typhoid outbreaks, and religious practices in eastern Virginia.

Dates: 1863 - 1864

Stephen R. Kelsey Diary and Notes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-029
Abstract

Diary maintained by Stephen R. Kelsey between January and May, 1865, while in New York and Virginia with Battery I, 5th U. S. Artillery, during the American Civil War, with entries discussing the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the capture of Jefferson Davis. Accompanied by a typescript biographical essay by Ernest Flint Kelsey, Stephen Kelsey's nephew, commenting on his uncle's military service.

Dates: 1865, 1920

Koontz Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-172
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from three Confederate soldiers--brothers George and Milton Koontz and their cousin George Miller--as well as official documents, two diaries of Milton S. Koontz, George Koontz's copybook, Milton Koontz's sketchbook, a stationery box, and a pencil drawing. Materials dates from 1861 to 1865.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

William J. Lacey Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-115
Abstract

The collection consists of the diary of William J. Lacey, a private with Company C, 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Entries in the diary are scattered and range from simple notes about the weather and letter writing to Lacey's experiences at First Manassas/Battle of Bull Run, and most date from 1861.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

William A. Leonard Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-106
Abstract The collection includes William A. Leonard's letters home from February-July 1865, as well as his diary from August 1864-April 1865. Leonard served as an ambulance driver in and around the siege at Petersburg, which is the focus of his short diary entries. His early letters focus on war news and rumors, daily life, and news from home. Post-surrender letters emphasize Leonard's experiences while stationed around Washington, DC, daily life (including the growing frustrations of soldiers...
Dates: 1864 - 1865