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MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
1864 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
1864 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life.
American Civil War; Barker, Lorenzo A.; Lorenzo A. Barker; Western Sharpshooters; 66th Illinois Infantry; Sixty-sixth Illinois Infantry; regimental history; Confederate Prisoners of War;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
Henry Albert Potter Discharge Certificate
Discharge papers of Henry Albert Potter dated August 16, 1864. He was discharged to accept the promotion of captain.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; Captain; Commissioned Officer; discharge; promotion;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
Henry Albert Potter Discharge Certificate
Discharge Certificate of Henry Albert Potter dated March 28, 1863. He was discharged to accept the promotion of Second Lieutenant.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; Second Lieutenant; Commissioned Officer; discharge; promotion
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
Henry Albert Potter Discharge Certificate
Discharge Certificate of Henry Albert Potter dated April 9, 1863. He was discharged to accept the promotion of First Lieutenant.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; First Lieutenant; Commissioned Officer; discharge; promotion
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
1863 Diary of W.P. Simmons
Diary of W.P. Simmons dated 1863. In this diary, he describes the Battle of Chickamauga and Wheeler's Raid.
American Civil War; W.P. Simmons; Simmons, W.P.; Battle of Chickamauga; Chickamauga, Battle of, 1863; Joseph Wheeler; Wheeler, Joseph; Wheeler and Roddey's Raid, 1863;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-102: Charles Smith Papers
1864-1865 Excerpts of the Civil War Diary of Charles Smith
Excerpts of the Civil War diary of Charles Smith. In the entries, he discusses food, the weather, death tolls, and general conditions of the prison camp at Salisbury, North Carolina. He also provides an account of the Battle of the Wilderness.
American Civil War; Charles F. Smith; Smith, Charles F.; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; private; corporal; sergeant; Union Prisoners of War; Battle of the Wilderness; Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864; regimental history;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-98: Civil War diary of William A. Dewey
1864 Diary of William A. Dewey
Civil War diary of William A. Dewey. In the diary, he describes daily life, marches, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and the Battle of Cold Harbor.
American Civil War; William A. Dewey; Dewey, William A.; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; captain; Commissioned Officer; Knoxville (Tenn.); regimental history; Spotsylvania (Va.); Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-25: George Arnold Collection
1863 Diary of George Benton Arnold
Diary of George Benton Arnold dated 1863. In this diary, he describes the movements of his regiment, chores, finances, deserters (March 28), religion, books, the weather, a slave auction (May 4), burning railroad stations and cotton (July 18), The...
American Civil War; George Benton Arnold; Arnold, George Benton; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; regimental history; chores; finances; deserters; religion; weather; African Americans; slavery; railroad; Battle of...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-25: George Arnold Collection
1864 Diary of George Benton Arnold
Diary of George Benton Arnold dated 1864. In this diary, he discusses the status of his regiment, deserters (January 25, February 29, March 1), African Americans (April 8, July 25), skirmishes, Battle of the Wilderness (May 5-7), Battle of...
American Civil War; George Benton Arnold; Arnold, George Benton; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; regimental history; deserters; African Americans; African American Soldiers; skirmish; Battle of the Wilderness; Wilderness,...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-25: George Arnold Collection
1865 Diary of George Benton Arnold
Diary of George Benton Arnold dated 1865. In this diary, he describes the weather, skirmishes, Battle of Fort Steadman (March 25), the Capture of Petersburg (April 2), the capture of General Lee, the assassination of President Lincoln, and his...
American Civil War; George Benton Arnold; Arnold, George Benton; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; regimental history; weather; skirmish; Battle of Fort Steadman; Fort Stedman, Battle of, Petersburg, Va., 1865; Robert E. Lee;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-90: Frank E. Gunn Collection
1865-04-15 Newspaper Account of Sherman
Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the status of the Union Army.
American Civil War; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln, Abraham; assassination; John Wilkes Booth; Booth, John Wilkes; Sherman, William Tecumseh; William Tecumseh Sherman; Grant, Ulysses S.; Ulysses S. Grant; Washington, D.C.;
Civil War Manuscripts

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