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United States History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

Ira D. Witmer Family Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-165
Abstract

Correspondence (1861), list of pupils (1839), map (1802), photograph album.

Dates: 1802-1874

Matthews Family Civil War Letters and Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS-156
Abstract

Civil War diary of Private John D. Matthews of the 195th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Oct. 20, 1865-Feb. 2, 1866), letters from family members and friends (Nov. 1864-Jan. 1866), printed ballad memorializing the deeds of the 195th Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Dates: 1864-1866