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Henry W. Cameron Civil War diary
Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 72
Scope and Contents
Diary contains daily accounts of the activities of an enlisted soldier serving in the 173rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment from Oct. 23, 1862 to Aug. 18, 1863. Entries include descriptions of camp life, military training, fortifications around Suffolk and Norfolk, Va., surveillance expeditions, forced marches and commentaries on the people and places Cameron encountered while on duty.
Dates:
1862-1863