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Frederick J. Sorber pocket diary while serving as Sergeant, then Captain, in Company E, 29th Pennsylvania Infantry. Sorber’s service brought him throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Tennessee. He includes recollections of the Battles of Harper’s Ferry (September 12-15, 1862), Chancellorsville (April 30-May 6, 1863), and Lookout Mountain (November 24, 1863). He frequently tracks the miles he marched with his troop. He also notes two instances when he witnessed executions of deserters; the first on June 19, 1863, involving three men, William Grover (Gruver), William McKee, and Christopher Krubert; the second on September 18, involving two men, William Smith and another man. The diary entries are not all Sorber’s; there are frequent entry in another hand. Transcription available. Provenance given in cover letter to transcription.

Title: Frederick J. Sorber pocket diary
Authors: Sorber, Frederick J.
Call number: 1805.003.042
(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 1863
Place: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Tennessee
Extent: 152; page dimensions: 186 x 74; bound to: 185 x 83
Subjects names: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 29th (1861-1865)
Subjects topical: United States–History–Civil War 1861-1865, Chancellorsville-Battle of-Chancellorsville-Va. 1863
Lookout Mountain-Battle of-Tenn. 1863
Genres: Diaries, Manuscripts–American–19th century

Table of contents
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• fol. 2r — August 3, 1861
• fol. 2r — Hestonville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• fol. 2r — Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia
• fol. 2r — Camp Jackson
• fol. 2v — August 17, 1861
• fol. 2v — August 26-29, 1861
• fol. 2v — Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia
• fol. 2v — Poolesville, Maryland
• fol. 3r — October 3-10, 1861
• fol. 3r — September 28, 1861
• fol. 3r — Camp Foster
• fol. 3r — Darnestown, Maryland
• fol. 3v — October 11-16, 1861
• fol. 3v — Conrad’s Ferry, Dickerson, Maryland
• fol. 3v — Edwards Ferry, Poolesville, Maryland
• fol. 4r — October 23, 1861
• fol. 4r — November 2-28, 1861
• fol. 4r — Muddy Branch, Maryland
• fol. 4v — November 23-30, 1861
• fol. 4v — December 2-5, 1861
• fol. 4v — Frederick, Maryland
• fol. 5r — December 9-18, 1861
• fol. 5r — Frederick, Maryland
• fol. 5r — Middletown, Maryland
• fol. 5r — Zouaves
• fol. 5v — December 19-24, 1861
• fol. 5v — January 14, 1862
• fol. 5v — Boonsboro, Maryland
• fol. 5v — Frederick, Maryland
• fol. 6r — January 2-30, 1862
• fol. 6r — February 10-22, 1862
• fol. 6r — Fort Donelson, Tennessee
• fol. 6v — February 25-26, 1862
• fol. 6v — March 1-10, 1862
• fol. 6v — Sandy Hook, Maryland
• fol. 7r — March 11-12, 1862
• fol. 7r — Bunker Hill, Washington, D.C.
• fol. 7v — March 12-14, 1862
• fol. 8r — March 14-22, 1862
• fol. 8r — Winchester, Virginia
• fol. 8v — March 22-31, 1862
• fol. 8v — Edinburg, Virginia
• fol. 9r — March 31, 1862
• fol. 9r — April 7-17, 1862
• fol. 9r — Edinburg, Virginia
• fol. 9v — April 17, 1862
• fol. 9v — New Market, Virginia
• fol. 9v — Mount Jackson, Virginia
• fol. 10r — April 17-19, 1862
• fol. 10r — Mount Jackson, Virginia
• fol. 10r — Shenandoah River
• fol. 10v — April 20-27, 1862
• fol. 10v — New Market, Virginia
• fol. 10v — Harrisonburg, Virginia
• fol. 11r — May 4-7, 1862
• fol. 11r — Harrisonburg, Virginia
• fol. 11r — New Market, Virginia
• fol. 11r — Massanutten Mountain, Virginia
• fol. 11v — May 7-10, 1862
• fol. 11v — Gordonsville, Virginia
• fol. 12r — May 10-13, 1862
• fol. 12r — Massanutten Mountain, Virginia
• fol. 12r — New Market, Virginia
• fol. 12r — Edinburg, Virginia
• fol. 12v — May 13-23, 1862
• fol. 12v — Strasburg, Virginia
• fol. 13r — May 24, 1862
• fol. 13r — Middletown, Virginia
• fol. 13r — Winchester, Virginia
• fol. 13v — May 24-25, 1862
• fol. 14r — May 25, 1862
• fol. 14r — Martinsburg, West Virginia
• fol. 14r — Williamsport, Maryland
• fol. 14v — May 25-27, 1862
• fol. 14v — June 11-12, 1862
• fol. 14v — Falling Waters, West Virginia
• fol. 14v — Winchester, Virginia
• fol. 15r — June 12-21, 1862
• fol. 15r — July 7, 1862
• fol. 15r — Winchester, Virginia
• fol. 15r — Front Royal, Virginia
• fol. 15v — July 7-17, 1862
• fol. 15v — Warrenton, Virginia
• fol. 15v — Washington, Virginia
• fol. 16r — July 16-27, 1862
• fol. 16r — August 7, 1862
• fol. 16r — Washington, Virginia
• fol. 16r — Culpeper, Virginia
• fol. 16v — August 10-11, 1862
• fol. 16v — Culpeper, Virginia
• fol. 17r — August 11-14, 1862
• fol. 17r — Culpeper, Virginia
• fol. 17r — Washington, D.C.
• fol. 17v — August 14-18, 1862
• fol. 17v — Rappahannock River
• fol. 18r — August 18-30, 1862
• fol. 18r — Rappahannock River
• fol. 18r — Warrenton, Virginia
• fol. 18r — Manassas, Virginia
• fol. 18v — August 30-31, 1862
• fol. 18v — September 1-5, 1862
• fol. 18v — Alexandira, Virginia
• fol. 18v — Georgetown, Virginia
• fol. 19r — September 5-10, 1862
• fol. 19r — Rockville, Maryland
• fol. 19v — September 10-13, 1862
• fol. 19v — Battle of Harper’s Ferry
• fol. 20r — September 13-16, 1862
• fol. 20r — Frederick, Maryland
• fol. 20r — Middletown, Maryland
• fol. 20r — Battle of Harper’s Ferry
• fol. 20v — Middletown, Maryland
• fol. 20v — Boonsboro, Maryland
• fol. 22v — October 19, 1862
• fol. 22v — November 8, 1862
• fol. 22v — December 2, 1862
• fol. 23r — November 7, 1862
• fol. 23r — December 10-13, 1862
• fol. 23r — Leesburg, Virginia
• fol. 23v — December 13-17, 1862
• fol. 23v — Gum Springs, Virginia
• fol. 23v — Fairfax Station, Virginia
• fol. 24r — December 17-28, 1862
• fol. 24r — Fairfax Station, Virginia
• fol. 24v — December 28, 1862
• fol. 24v — January 13-18, 1863
• fol. 25r — January 19-20, 1863
• fol. 25r — Fairfax Station, Virginia
• fol. 25v — January 22-23, 1863
• fol. 26r — January 24, 1863
• fol. 27r — January 27-29, 1863
• fol. 27r — March, 1863
• fol. 27r — Stafford, Virginia
• fol. 27v — February, 1863
• fol. 27v — March, 1863
• fol. 27v — April, 1863
• fol. 27v — Abraham Lincoln
• fol. 28r — April 27-29, 1863
• fol. 28v — April 29-30, 1863
• fol. 28v — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 29r — April 30, 1863
• fol. 29r — May 1, 1863
• fol. 29r — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 29v — May 2, 1863
• fol. 29v — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 30r — May 3, 1863
• fol. 30r — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 30v — May3-4, 1863
• fol. 30v — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 31r — May 4-5, 1863
• fol. 31r — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 31v — May 5-7, 1863
• fol. 31v — Battle of Chancellorsville
• fol. 32r — May7-8, 1863
• fol. 32v — May 9-11, 1863
• fol. 33r — May11-18, 1863
• fol. 33r — June 8, 1863
• fol. 33v — May 24, 1863
• fol. 33v — June 3-4, 1863
• fol. 34r — June 13-19, 1863
• fol. 34v — June 19, 1863
• fol. 34v — Leesburg, Virginia
• fol. 35r — June 23-30, 1863
• fol. 35r — Leesburg, Virginia
• fol. 35r — Middletown, Maryland
• fol. 35v — July 1, 1863
• fol. 35v — June 5, 1863
• fol. 35v — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• fol. 35v — Westminster, Maryland
• fol. 36r — July 5-18, 1863
• fol. 36r — Frederick, Maryland
• fol. 36v — July 18-23, 1863
• fol. 36v — Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
• fol. 37r — July 23-24, 1863
• fol. 37r — Manassas, Virginia
• fol. 37v — July 24-26, 1863
• fol. 37v — Baltimore, Maryland
• fol. 38r — July 26-31, 1863
• fol. 38v — July 31, 1863
• fol. 38v — September 16-19, 1863
• fol. 39r — September 19-23. 1863
• fol. 39v — September 23-25, 1863
• fol. 40r — September 25-28, 1863
• fol. 40v — September 28, 1863
• fol. 41r — September 28-29, 1863
• fol. 41v — September 29, 1863
• fol. 42r — September 29, 1863
• fol. 42v — September 30, 1863
• fol. 43r — September 30, 1863
• fol. 43r — October 2, 1863
• fol. 43v — October 2, 1863
• fol. 44r — October 3, 1863
• fol. 44v — October 4, 1863
• fol. 45r — October 5, 1863
• fol. 45v — October 5, 1863
• fol. 46r — October 6-11, 1863
• fol. 46v — October 11-21, 1863
• fol. 47r — October 21, 1863
• fol. 47v — October 21, 1863
• fol. 48r — October 21-26, 1863
• fol. 48v — Tennessee
• fol. 49v — October 26-27, 1863
• fol. 50r — October 27-29, 1863
• fol. 50v — October 29, 1863
• fol. 50v — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
• fol. 51r — October 29, 1863
• fol. 51r — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
• fol. 51v — October 29, 1863
• fol. 51v — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
• fol. 52r — October 29-30, 1863
• fol. 52r — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
• fol. 52v — October 30-31, 1863
• fol. 52v — November 21, 1863
• fol. 52v — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
• fol. 53r — November 21-23, 1863
• fol. 53r — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
• fol. 53v — November 24, 1863
• fol. 53v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 54r — November 24, 1863
• fol. 54r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 54v — November 24, 1863
• fol. 54v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 55r — November 24, 1863
• fol. 55r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 55v — November 24-25, 1863
• fol. 55v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 56r — November 25, 1863
• fol. 56r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 56v — November 25-26, 1863
• fol. 56v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 57r — November 26, 1863
• fol. 57r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 57v — November 26, 1863
• fol. 57v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 58r — November 26-27, 1863
• fol. 58r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 58v — November 27, 1863
• fol. 58v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 59r — November 27, 1863
• fol. 59r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 59v — November 27, 1863
• fol. 59v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 60r — November 27, 1863
• fol. 60r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 60v — November 27, 1863
• fol. 60v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 61r — November 27-28, 1863
• fol. 61r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 61v — November 28-30, 1863
• fol. 61v — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 62r — November 30, 1863
• fol. 62r — December 1, 1863
• fol. 62r — Battle of Lookout Mountain
• fol. 62v — December 1, 1863
• fol. 62v — Battle of Lookout Mountain