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State Library of Pennsylvania: Civil War diaries (1864)

July 29, 20161851-1900, Contributing Libraries, State Library of PennsylvaniaCity and town life -- Pennsylvania--1862-1865--Personal narratives, Harrisburg Pa, Maryland, Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Venango Pa, Weather conditions -- Pennsylvania -- 1862-1865 -- Personal narrativeslblanchard

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The 1864 volume is thirs in a series of 4 pocket diaries of previously unknown authorship. Written by Brigadier General George R. Snowden, a lieutenant at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, later the Major-General of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.

Title: Civil War diaries
Authors: Snowden, George Randolph
Call number: 973.781 Sn62
(Harrisburg, PA, State Library of Pennsylvania)
Publisher: State Library of Pennsylvania
Language: English.
Date: 1864
Place: Venango, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Maryland
Subjects topical: City and town life — Pennsylvania — 1862-1865 — Personal narratives, Weather conditions — Pennsylvania — 1862-1865 — Personal narratives
Subjects geographic: Pennsylvania — History — Civil War 1861-1865 — Personal narratives
United States — History — Civil War 1861-1865 — Personal narratives, Venango Pa, Harrisburg Pa, Maryland

State Library of Pennsylvania: Civil War diaries (1863)

July 29, 20161851-1900, Contributing Libraries, State Library of PennsylvaniaCity and town life -- Pennsylvania--1862-1865--Personal narratives, Gettysburg PA, Harrisburg Pa, Maryland, United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Venango Pa, Weather conditions -- Pennsylvania -- 1862-1865 -- Personal narratives, Weather conditions -- Pennsylvania -- 1862-1865 -- Personal narratives Subjects geographic: Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativeslblanchard

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The 1863 volume is second in a series of 4 pocket diaries of previously unknown authorship. Written by Brigadier General George R. Snowden, a lieutenant at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, later the Major-General of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.

Title: Civil War diaries
Authors: Snowden, George Randolph
Call number: 973.781 Sn62
(Harrisburg, PA, State Library of Pennsylvania)
Publisher: State Library of Pennsylvania
Language: English.
Date: 1863
Place: Venango, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Maryland; Gettysburg, Pa.
Subjects topical: City and town life — Pennsylvania — 1862-1865 — Personal narratives, Weather conditions — Pennsylvania — 1862-1865 — Personal narratives
Subjects geographic: Pennsylvania — History — Civil War 1861-1865 — Personal narratives, United States — History — Civil War 1861-1865 — Personal narratives, Venango Pa, Harrisburg, Pa, Maryland, Gettysburg Pa

Table of Contents:
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1 — Jan 01, 1863
2-3 — Jan 02-03, 1863
4-5 — Jan 04-05, 1863
6-7 — Jan 06-07, 1863
8-9 — Jan 08-09, 1863
10-11 — Jan 10-11, 1863
12-13 — Jan 12-13, 1863
14-15 — Jan 14-15, 1863
16-17 — Jan 16-17, 1863
18-19 — Jan 18-19, 1863
20-21 — Jan 20-21, 1863
22-23 — Jan 22-23, 1863
24-25 — Jan 24-25, 1863
26-27 — Jan 26-27, 1863
28-29 — Jan 28-29, 1863
30-31 — Jan 30-31, 1863
32-33 — Feb 01-02, 1863
34-35 — Feb 03-04, 1863
36-37 — Feb 05-06, 1863
38-39 — Feb 07-08, 1863
40-41 — Feb 09-10, 1863
42-43 — Feb 11-12, 1863
44-45 — Feb 13-14, 1863
46-47 — Feb 15-16, 1863
48-49 — Feb 17-18, 1863
50-51 — Feb 19-20, 1863
52-53 — Feb 21-22, 1863
54-55 — Feb 23-24, 1863
56-57 — Feb 25-26, 1863
58-59 — Feb 27-28, 1863
60-61 — March 01-02, 1863
62-63 — March 03-04, 1863
64-65 — March 05-06, 1863
66-67 — March 07-08, 1863
68-69 — March 09-10, 1863
70-71 — March 11-12, 1863
72-73 — March 13-14, 1863
74-75 — March 15-16, 1863
76-77 — March 17-18, 1863
78-79 — March 19-20, 1863
80-81 — March 21-22, 1863
82-83 — March 23-24, 1863
84-85 — March 25-26, 1863
86-87 — March 27-28, 1863
88-89 — March 29-30, 1863
90-91 — March 31-April-01, 1863
92-93 — April 02-03, 1863
94-95 — April 04-05, 1863
96-97 — April 06-07, 1863
98-99 — April 08-09, 1863
100-101 — April 10-11, 1863
102-103 — April 12-13, 1863
104-105 — April 14-15, 1863
106-107 — April 16-17, 1863
108-109 — April 18-19, 1863
110-111 — April 20-21, 1863
112-113 — April 22-23, 1863
114-115 — April 24-25, 1863
116-117 — April 26-27, 1863
118-119 — April 28-29, 1863
120-121 — April 30-May-01, 1863
122-123 — May 02-03, 1863
124-125 — May 04-05, 1863
126-127 — May 06-07, 1863
128-129 — May 08-09, 1863
130-131 — May 10-11, 1863
132-133 — May 12-13, 1863
134-135 — May 14-15, 1863
136-137 — May 16-17, 1863
138-139 — May 18-19, 1863
140-141 — May 20-21, 1863
142-143 — May 22-23, 1863
144-145 — May 24-25, 1863
146-147 — May 26-27, 1863
148-149 — May 28-29, 1863
150-151 — May 30-31, 1863
152-153 — June 01-02, 1863
154-155 — June 03-04, 1863
156-157 — June 05-06, 1863
158-159 — June 07-08, 1863
160-161 — June 09-10, 1863
162-163 — June 11-12, 1863
164-165 — June 13-14, 1863
166-167 — June 15-16, 1863
168-169 — June 17-18, 1863
170-171 — June 19-20, 1863
172-173 — June 21-22, 1863
174-175 — June 23-24, 1863
176-177 — June 25-26, 1863
178-179 — June 27-28, 1863
180-181 — June 29-30, 1863
182-183 — July 01-02, 1863
184-185 — July 03-04, 1863
186-187 — July 05-06, 1863
188-189 — July 07-08, 1863
190-191 — July 09-10, 1863
192-193 — July 11-12, 1863
194-195 — July 13-14, 1863
196-197 — July 15-16, 1863
198-199 — July 17-18, 1863
200-201 — July 19-20, 1863
202-203 — July 21-22, 1863
204-205 — July 23-24, 1863
206-207 — July 25-26, 1863
208-209 — July 27-28, 1863
210-211 — July 29-30, 1863
212-213 — July 31-Aug-01, 1863
214-215 — Aug 02-03, 1863
216-217 — Aug 04-05, 1863
218-219 — Aug 06-07, 1863
220-221 — Aug 08-09, 1863
222-223 — Aug 10-11, 1863
224-225 — Aug 12-13, 1863
226-227 — Aug 14-15, 1863
228-229 — Aug 16-17, 1863
230-231 — Aug 18-19, 1863
232-233 — Aug 20-21, 1863
234-235 — Aug 22-23, 1863
236-237 — Aug 24-25, 1863
238-239 — Aug 26-27, 1863
240-241 — Aug 28-29, 1863
242-243 — Aug 30-31, 1863
244-245 — Sept 01-02, 1863
246-247 — Sept 03-04, 1863
248-249 — Sept 05-06, 1863
250-251 — Sept 07-08, 1863
252-253 — Sept 09-10, 1863
254-255 — Sept 11-12, 1863
256-257 — Sept 13-14, 1863
258-259 — Sept 15-16, 1863
260 — Sept 17, 1863
261 — Sept 18, 1863
261 (alternate image) — Sept 18a, 1863
262-263 — Sept 19-20, 1863
264-265 — Sept 21-22, 1863
266-267 — Sept 23-24, 1863
268-269 — Sept 25-26, 1863
270-271 — Sept 27-28, 1863
272-273 — Sept 29-30, 1863
274-275 — Oct 01-02, 1863
276-277 — Oct 03-04, 1863
278-279 — Oct 05-06, 1863
280-281 — Oct 07-08, 1863
282-283 — Oct 09-10, 1863
284-285 — Oct 11-12, 1863
286-287 — Oct 13-14, 1863
288-289 — Oct 15-16, 1863
290-291 — Oct 17-18, 1863
292-293 — Oct 19-20, 1863
294-295 — Oct 21-22, 1863
296-297 — Oct 23-24, 1863
298-299 — Oct 25-26, 1863
300-301 — Oct 27-28, 1863
302-303 — Oct 29-30, 1863
304-305 — Oct 31-Nov-01, 1863
306-307 — Nov 02-03, 1863
308-309 — Nov 04-05, 1863
310-311 — Nov 06-07, 1863
312-313 — Nov 08-09, 1863
314-315 — Nov 10-11, 1863
316-317 — Nov 12-13, 1863
318-319 — Nov 14-15, 1863
320-321 — Nov 16-17, 1863
322-323 — Nov 18-19, 1863
324-325 — Nov 20-21, 1863
326-327 — Nov 22-23, 1863
328-329 — Nov 24-25, 1863
330-331 — Nov 26-27, 1863
332-333 — Nov 28-29, 1863
334-335 — Nov 30-Dec-01, 1863
336-337 — Dec 02-03, 1863
338-389 — Dec 04-05, 1863
340-341 — Dec 06-07, 1863
342-343 — Dec 08-09, 1863
344-345 — Dec 10-11, 1863
346-347 — Dec 12-13, 1863
348-349 — Dec 14-15, 1863
350-351 — Dec 16-17, 1863
352-353 — Dec 18-19, 1863
354-355 — Dec 20-21, 1863
356-357 — Dec 22-23, 1863
358-359 — Dec 24-25, 1863
360-361 — Dec 26-27, 1863
362-363 — Dec 28-29, 1863
364-365 — Dec 30-31, 1863

State Library of Pennsylvania: Civil War diaries

July 29, 20161851-1900, Contributing Libraries, State Library of PennsylvaniaCity and town life -- Pennsylvania--1862-1865--Personal narratives, Civil War 1861-1865, Harrisburg Pa, Maryland, Pennsylvania--history--Civil War 1861-1865--Peraonal narratives, United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Venango Pa, Weather conditions--Pennsylvania--1862-1865lblanchard

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The 1862 volume is the first in a series of 4 pocket diaries of previously unknown authorship. Written by Brigadier General George R. Snowden, a lieutenant at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, later the Major-General of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.

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Union League Heritage Center, Abraham LIncoln Foundation: Frederick J. Sorber Pocket Diary

February 10, 20161851-1900, Contributing Libraries, Union League Heritage Center - Abraham Lincoln FoundationChancellorsville-Battle of-Chancellorsville-Va. 1863, D.C., Lookout Mountain-Battle of-Tenn. 1863, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865, United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 29th (1861-1865), Virginia, Washington, West Virginialblanchard

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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.

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Union League Heritage Center, Abraham Lincoln Foundation, John M. Butler Diary

February 10, 20161851-1900, Contributing Libraries, Union League Heritage Center - Abraham Lincoln FoundationAlabama, Kentucky, Libby Prison, Maryland, Ohio. Tennessee. Mississippi. Georgia. Virginia, United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865, United States--History--Civil War--1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons, United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment-101st (1862-1865)lblanchard

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John M. Butler Civil War diary, 1862-1863, during his first year of service with the Ohio 101st Volunteer Infantry and his capture and imprisonment (transcription available), with letters, 1862-1864; Allen Butler pocket diary and scrapbook with letters home, 1918, while serving with 313th Infantry, 79th Division, military papers, and photographs; Frederick Y. Butler military papers, 1940’s-1950’s, photographs. Jay Cooke snapshots, and other family objects and ephemera. John M. Butler joined the Union League on November 19, 1866.

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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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