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Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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