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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).

Title: John N. Parker pocket diary
Authors: Parker, John N.
Call number: 1805.003.057
(Philadelphia, The Heritage Center of The Union League of Philadelphia)
Publisher: The Heritage Center of The Union League of Philadelphia
Language: English
Date: From 1861 to 1862
Place: Rhode Island, New York, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, 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)
Subjects topical: Roanoke Island (N.C.)–History–Capture 1862, New Bern- Battle of- New Bern- N.C. 1862, Fort Macon (N.C.)–Siege – 1862
Genres: Diaries
Manuscripts – American–19th century

Table of Contents
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• Flyleaf 1 recto — Presentation Inscription
• fol. 2r — September 7-19, 1861
• fol. 2r — Woonsocket, Rhode Island
• fol. 2v — September 20-25, 1861
• fol. 3r — September 26-28, 1861
• fol. 3v — September 28-29, 1861
• fol. 3v — October 3, 1861
• fol. 3v — Providence, Rhode Island
• fol. 4r — October 5-13, 1861
• fol. 4r — Providence, Rhode Island
• fol. 4r — New York, New York; Washington, D.C.
• fol. 4v — October 13-18, 1861
• fol. 4v — Abraham Lincoln
• fol. 5r — October 21-23, 1861
• fol. 5v — October 27, 1861
• fol. 5v — Washington, D.C.
• fol. 5v — Bladensburg, Maryland
• fol. 6r — October 28, 1861
• fol. 6r — October 30-31, 1861
• fol. 6r — October 28, 1861
• fol. 6r — October 30-31, 1861
• fol. 7r — October 30, 1861
• fol. 7r — November 1-4, 1861
• fol. 7v — November 4-6, 1861
• fol. 8r — November 6, 1861
• fol. 8v — November 6-7, 1861
• fol. 9r — November 7-8, 1861
• fol. 9v — November 8, 1861
• fol. 10r — November 9, 1861
• fol. 10v — November 9-11, 1861
• fol. 11r — November 11-18, 1861
• fol. 11v — November 19-23, 1861
• fol. 12r — November 23-27, 1861
• fol. 12v — November 28, 1861
• fol. 12v — Bladensburg, Maryland
• fol. 12v — Alexandria, Virginia
• fol. 13r — November 28-29, 1861
• fol. 13v — November 29-30, 1861
• fol. 14r — November 30, 1861
• fol. 14r — December 3-8, 1861
• fol. 14v — December 8, 1861
• fol. 15r — December 8-10, 1861
• fol. 15v — December 10-14, 1861
• fol. 16r — December 14-15, 1861
• fol. 16v — December 15-16, 1861
• fol. 16v — Springfield, Virginia
• fol. 17r — December 16, 1861
• fol. 17r — Springfield, Virginia
• fol. 17v — December 16, 1861
• fol. 18r — December 16, 1861
• fol. 18v — December 16, 1861
• fol. 19r — December 16-18, 1861
• fol. 19v — December 19-23, 1861
• fol. 20r — December 23-25, 1861
• fol. 20v — December 27-29, 1861
• fol. 21r — December 30-31, 1861
• fol. 21r — January 1, 1861
• fol. 21v — January 1-2, 1862
• fol. 22r — January 2-4, 1862
• fol. 22v — January 4, 1862
• fol. 23r — January 4-5, 1862
• fol. 23v — January 5-6, 1862
• fol. 24r — January 6-8, 1862
• fol. 24v — January 8-9, 1862
• fol. 24v — Annapolis, Maryland
• fol. 25r — January 10, 1862
• fol. 25v — January 10-11, 1862
• fol. 26r — January 11, 1862
• fol. 26v — January 12-13, 1862
• fol. 27r — January 13, 1862
• fol. 27v — January 13, 1862
• fol. 27v — Fort Clark, North Carolina
• fol. 27v — Fort Hatteras, North Carolina
• fol. 28r — January 13-14, 1862
• fol. 28v — January 14, 1862
• fol. 29r — January 14-15, 1862
• fol. 29v — January 15-17, 1862
• fol. 30r — January 18-21, 1862
• fol. 30r — Roanoke Island, North Carolina
• fol. 30v — January 21, 1862
• fol. 31r — January 21, 1862
• fol. 31r — February 6, 1862
• fol. 31v — February 6-7, 1862
• fol. 31v — Roanoke Island, North Carolina
• fol. 32r — February 7, 1862
• fol. 32v — February 8, 1862
• fol. 33r — February 8, 1862
• fol. 33v — February 8, 1862
• fol. 34r — February 8-9, 1862
• fol. 34v — February 9-10, 1862
• fol. 35r — February 10-11, 1862
• fol. 35v — February 11-12, 1862
• fol. 36r — February 12-14, 1862
• fol. 36v — February 14-15, 1862
• fol. 37r — February 15-16, 1862
• fol. 37v — February 16, 1862
• fol. 38r — February 16, 1862
• fol. 38v — February 17-18, 1862
• fol. 39r — February 18-20, 1862
• fol. 39v — February 20-21, 1862
• fol. 40r — February 21-23, 1862
• fol. 40v — February 24-28, 1862
• fol. 41r — March 2-5, 1862
• fol. 41v — March 5-8, 1862
• fol. 42r — March 8-9, 1862
• fol. 42r — Roanoke Island, North Carolina
• fol. 42v — March 10-11, 1862
• fol. 43r — March 11, 1862
• fol. 43v — March 11-12, 1862
• fol. 44r — March 12, 1862
• fol. 44v — March 12, 1862
• fol. 45r — March 12-13, 1862
• fol. 45r — New Bern, North Carolina
• fol. 45v — March 13, 1862
• fol. 46r — March 13, 1862
• fol. 46v — March 13, 1862
• fol. 47r — March 14, 1862
• fol. 47r — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 47v — March 14, 1862
• fol. 47v — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 48r — March 14, 1862
• fol. 48r — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 48v — March 14, 1862
• fol. 48v — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 49r — March 14, 1862
• fol. 49r — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 49v — March 14, 1862
• fol. 49v — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 50r — March 14, 1862
• fol. 50r — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 50v — March 14, 1862
• fol. 50v — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 51r — March 14-15, 1862
• fol. 51r — Battle of New Bern
• fol. 51v — March 16, 1862
• fol. 52r — March 16, 1862
• fol. 52v — March 16-17, 1862
• fol. 53r — March 17, 1862
• fol. 53v — March 17, 1862
• fol. 54r — March 17, 1862
• fol. 54v — March 17-18, 1862
• fol. 55r — March 18-19, 1862
• fol. 55v — March 19, 1862
• fol. 56r — March 19-20, 1862
• fol. 56v — March 21, 1862
• fol. 56v — New Bern, North Carolina
• fol. 57r — March 21-22, 1862
• fol. 57v — March 22, 1862
• fol. 57v — Bogue Sound, North Carolina
• fol. 58r — March 22-23, 1862
• fol. 58v — March 23, 1862
• fol. 59r — March 23, 1862
• fol. 59v — March 23-25, 1862
• fol. 60r — March 25-26, 1862
• fol. 60v — March 26-28, 1862
• fol. 61r — March 28, 1862
• fol. 61v — March 29-31, 1862
• fol. 62r — March 31, 1862
• fol. 62r — April 1-2, 1862
• fol. 62v — April 3-4, 1862
• fol. 63r — April 4-6, 1862
• fol. 63v — April 7-9, 1862
• fol. 64r — April 9-10, 1862
• fol. 64v — April 10-12, 1862
• fol. 65r — April 12, 1862
• fol. 65v — April 12, 1862
• fol. 66r — April 12-13, 1862
• fol. 66v — April 13-14, 1862
• fol. 67r — April 14, 1862
• fol. 67v — April 14, 1862
• fol. 68r — April 14, 1862
• fol. 68v — April 14, 1862
• fol. 69r — April 14-16, 1862
• fol. 69v — April 16-17, 1862
• fol. 70r — April 17, 1862
• fol. 70v — April 17-18, 1862
• fol. 71r — April 18-19, 1862
• fol. 71v — April 19, 1862
• fol. 72r — April 19-20, 1862
• fol. 72v — April 20-21, 1862
• fol. 73r — April 21, 1862
• fol. 73v — April 21-22, 1862
• fol. 74r — April 23-24, 1862
• fol. 74v — April 24, 1862
• fol. 75r — April 24, 1862
• fol. 75v — April 24, 1862
• fol. 76r — April 24-25, 1862
• fol. 76v — April 25, 1862
• fol. 77r — April 25, 1862
• fol. 77v — April 25, 1862
• fol. 78r — April 25-26, 1862
• fol. 78r — Fort Macon, North Carolina
• fol. 78v — April 26, 1862
• fol. 79r — April 26, 1862
• fol. 79v — April 26-27, 1862
• fol. 80r — April 27, 1862
• fol. 80v — April 27-29, 1862
• fol. 81r — April 29-30, 1862
• fol. 81v — April 30, 1862
• fol. 81v — May 1-2, 1862
• fol. 82r — May 2-3, 1862
• fol. 82v — May 3-4, 1862
• fol. 83r — May 4-6, 1862
• fol. 83v — May 6-7, 1862
• fol. 84r — May 7-10, 1862
• fol. 84v — May 10-13, 1862
• fol. 85r — May 13-17, 1862
• fol. 85v — May 17-21, 1862
• fol. 86r — May 22-26, 1862
• fol. 86v — May 26-28, 1862
• fol. 87r — June 2, 1862
• fol. 87v — June 6-8, 1862
• fol. 88r — June 8-11, 1862
• fol. 88v — June 11-14, 1862
• fol. 89r — June 14-17, 1862
• fol. 89v — June 17-19, 1862
• fol. 90r — June 19, 1862
• fol. 90v — June 19-20, 1862
• fol. 91r — June 20, 1862
• fol. 91v — June 20, 1862
• fol. 92r — June 20, 1862
• fol. 92v — June 20-21, 1862
• fol. 93r — June 21, 1862
• fol. 93v — June 21-28, 1862
• fol. 94r — June 28-29, 1862
• fol. 94r — July 1, 1862
• fol. 94v — July 1, 1862
• fol. 95r — July 1-3, 1862
• fol. 95v — July 3-4, 1862
• fol. 96r — July 4, 1862
• fol. 96v — July 4-5, 1862
• fol. 97r — July 5-7, 1862
• fol. 97v — July 8, 1862
• fol. 98r — July 8-9, 1862
• fol. 98v — July 9-10, 1862
• fol. 99r — July 10-11, 1862
• fol. 99v — July 11-16, 1862
• fol. 100r — July 16-20, 1862
• fol. 100v — July 20-24, 1862
• fol. 101r — July 27-31, 1862
• fol. 101v — July 31, 1862
• fol. 101v — August 2-3, 1862
• fol. 102r — August 4, 1862
• fol. 102v — August 4, 1862
• fol. 103r — August 4, 1862
• Flyleaf 1 recto — Presentation Inscription