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Union League Heritage Center, Abraham Lincoln Foundation: John N. Parker Pocket Diary

December 30, 20151851-1900, Contributing Libraries, Union League Heritage Center - Abraham Lincoln FoundationFort Macon (N.C.)--Siege - 1862, Maryland, New Bern- Battle of- New Bern- N.C. 1862, New York, North Carolina, North Carolina Extent: 226; page dimensions: 120 x 78; bound to: 122 x 80 Subjects names: United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment 4th (1861-1864), Rhode Island, United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment 4th (1861-1864), United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment 4th (1861-1864) Subjects topical: Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--Capture 1862, Virginia, Washington (D.C.)lblanchard

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John N. Parker pocket diary, September 1861-August 1862, while serving as a Sergeant with the 4th Regiment Rhode Island Infantry. The diary documents Burnside’s expedition to Hatteras Inlet and Roanoke Island in North Carolina (January 7-February 8, 1862), the Battle of Roanoke Island (February 9, 1862), the Battle of New Berne (March 14, 1862), and the siege, bombardment, and capture of Fort Macon (March 23-April 26, 1862).

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