Tag Archives: Virginia

The Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia: Journal of Charles Ashmead Schaeffer

July 27, 20161851-1900, Contributing Libraries, Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia19th century, Alexandria VA, American Civil War-- letters and diaries, Boston, Boston MA, United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Virginialblanchard

Browse images on OPenn | TEI XML | Download data

Click the image to view the document in a page-turning viewer.

Diary of Charles Ashmead Schaeffer (1843-1898), chemist, United States Civil War veteran, and president of the University of Iowa, 1887-1898. In this diary, he keeps a nearly-daily record of his life and involvement in the United States government’s Civil War efforts. Description of daily chemical work for the Treasury in Boston, Massachusetts, travel, and military combat in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Entries from Alexandria, Virginia; Washington, District of Columbia; Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts; Philadelphia, Germantown, Harrisburg, and Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Continue reading The Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia: Journal of Charles Ashmead Schaeffer →

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

Browse Images on OPenn | TEI XML | Download Data

Click the image to view the diary in a page-turning viewer.

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.

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

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

Browse images on OPenn | TEI XML | Download data

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).

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