Diaries
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jacob W. Smiley Diary, 1863-1864 (Ms2012-073)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-073
Dates:
1863-10-04/1864-05-04
Jacob W. Smiley Diary,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-073
Abstract
This collection includes a diary kept by Jacob Wallace Smiley that spans from the time of he was drafted in August 1863, until he was killed in action on May 4, 1864. Smiley chronicled the travels and activities of his unit, the 7th Company, 1st Battalion, New York Sharpshooters, in the Northern Virginia region. The diary also includes a CDV of Smiley and his wife, Melissa.
Dates:
1863 - 1864