William H. Storrs Diary 1862-1864

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William H. Storrs Diary 1862-1864

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The William H. Storrs Diary (January 21, 1862-September 27, 1864) sporadically covers his activities preceding his 1862 enlistment through his 1864 march from Little Rock to Pocahontas, Arkansas. Important events discussed in the entries include detailed description of the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, the advance on Corinth, Mississippi, and return to Memphis, Tennessee in the spring of 1862. The 1863 march from Helena, Arkansas to Little Rock and subsequent occupation of Little Rock are also described with some detail. Entries concern troop movements, weather, fellow staff officers of the 77th and camp conditions. Other Arkansas locations mentioned in the diary include DuVall's Bluff and Brownsville.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 77th (1861-1866)

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Storrs, William H.

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Shoemaker, of Marietta, Ohio, and Union soldier. From the description of William H. Storrs diary, 1862 Jan. 21-1864 Sept. 27. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 70922354 William H. Storrs was a New York born shoemaker living in Marietta, Ohio who enlisted in the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Initially enrolled as a private in Company B, Storrs was almost immediately promoted to regimental commissary sergeant on January 25, 1862, and accompanied t...