United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:
Diary, Milton S. Koontz, June 10, 1863 to December 31, 1863 (Ms1984-172)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1984-172_Diary_1863
Diary, Stephen R. Kelsey, 1865 (Ms1990-029)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-029_KelseyStephen_Diary_1865
Diary, William Leonard, August 17, 1864 to April 30, 1865 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F4_Diary_1864-1865
Diary, Willis A. Babcock, 1864 (Ms2009-129)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2009-129_BabcockWillis_Diary_1864
David Dobie Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-021
Abstract
This collection contains a diary written by Captain David Dobie (1840-1900), an officer in the Union Army. The diary primarily discusses life in camp, marches, skirmishes with the Confederate Army, and other aspects of military life during the American Civil War.
Dates:
1863
Jeremiah White Graves Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-033
Abstract
Jeremiah White Graves was a farmer in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The collection consists of a microfilm copy of Graves' extensive diary and a typescript manuscript of selected transcribed passages from that diary.
Dates:
1820 - 1878
John H. Hancock Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-008
Abstract
The collection contains the American Civil War diary of John H. Hancock, of Co. H, 29th Massachusetts Infantry of the Union Army.
Dates:
1862 - 1863
John Harville Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-053
Abstract
The collection contains eight handwritten diaries chronicling John Harville's experiences during the American Civil War. From August of 1861 to January of 1864 Harville served with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment, Company F. He then transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps for the remainder of his term, ending in July 1864. His diaries include details and stories from camp life, largely around Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Suffering from chronic "congestion of the lungs," Harville...
Dates:
1861-1864, 1913, 2010; Majority of material found within ( dates 1861-1864)