Lester S. Willson Diaries 1863-1865

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Lester S. Willson Diaries 1863-1865

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The Lester S. Willson Diaries consists of entries detailing Willson's activities from 1963 to 1865 as a soldier in the Civil War. Topics discussed include recuperating from a wound he received at Chancellorsville, moving on Confederate positions guarding the approaches to Atlanta through their subsequent capture of the city, Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah on the Georgia coast, the surrender of the Confederate army of General Joseph E. Johnston, the logistics of marching with Sherman's army, the destruction of property by Union troops, the liberated slaves who accompanied the army, and arguments and in-fighting among officers.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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