United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thirteenth Illinois Infantry Regiment Diary
Collection
Identifier: MC 1763
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a diary and a partial hand-written transcription of the diary concerning the Officer's time in Arkansas.
Entries in the diary are fairly brief usually stating location, weather conditions, the well being of the Officer and his soldiers, and whether the chaplain was preaching or not. Much of what is written concerns the Officer's time spent fighting and marching in Arkansas (Batesville, Jacksonport, and Helena areas).
Dates:
1862-1863