Alva Cleveland Diary, 1862

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Alva Cleveland Diary, 1862

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The collection contains the diary of Alva Cleveland, a 57-year-old soldier who served as an orderly with the 1 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. The diary covers March to July 1862 while Cleveland's regiment was stationed around Nashville, Tennessee, and in northern Alabama. st

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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6338285

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Cleveland family.

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Cleveland, Alva, b. 1805

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Alva Cleveland was born in Cherry Valley, New York, to Philo and Hannah (Miller) Cleveland, March 13, 1805. On January 24, 1831, he married Maria (Mary) Austin (b. 1809), in Skaneateles, New York. They had eight children: Elvira (Alvira) (b.1832), Edwin (1834-1835), Elvin (Alvin) (1836-1854), Mary (b. 1839), Henry Harrison (b. 1842), Emma (1844-1846), Sarah Maria (b. 1846), and George Washington (1849-1885). Between 1836 and 1840, the family moved to Cook County, Illinois. By 1849, ...