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Johnson, Samuel S. Diary of Samuel S. Johnson 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29.

Title: Diary of Samuel S. Johnson 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29.

Entries made by a private in the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery. Johnson's home was Medford, Mass., and his diary covers the battery from its entrance into service until the expiration of his enlistment, and contains a roster with notes on its members, casualty statistics, and a list of battles in which it served. The battery saw service in Va. with George B. McClellan in the Peninsula Campaign, 1862, and was withdrawn by ship and arrived at Manassas late afternoon of Aug. 30, 1862. Participated in 1862 Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Campaign in April-May 1863 under Joseph Hooker. Also served at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg (1864). Moved from Petersburg in July 1864 in response to Confederate General Jubal Early's move on Washington, D.C., and served in Maryland, northern Virginia, and West Virginia until mustered out of service on Aug. 29, 1864. There are occasional caustic remarks about Abraham Lincoln and graphic descriptions of battlefields.

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Johnson, Samuel S. Diary of Samuel S. Johnson [manuscript] 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29.

Title: Diary of Samuel S. Johnson [manuscript] 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29.

Entries made by and his diary covers the battery from its entrance into service until the expiration of his enlistment, and contains a roster with notes on its members, casualty statistics, and a list of battles in which it served. The battery saw service in Va. with George B. McClellan in the Peninsula Campaign, 1862, and was withdrawn by ship and arrived at Manassas late afternoon of Aug. 30, 1862. Participated in 1862 Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Campaign in April-May 1863 under Joseph Hooker. Also served at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg (1864). Moved from Petersburg in July 1864 in response to Confederate General Jubal Early's move on Washington, D.C., and served in Maryland, northern Virginia, and West Virginia until mustered out of service on Aug. 29, 1864. There are occasional caustic remarks about Abraham Lincoln and graphic descriptions of battlefields.

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