Lincoln Collection. Charles Edwards Wilcox. Civil War Diary 1861-1863

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Lincoln Collection. Charles Edwards Wilcox. Civil War Diary 1861-1863

This diary was kept by Charles Edwards Wilcox (1839-1931), and includes his experiences during the Civil War as a northern soldier from Diamond Lake in northern Illinois. It forms part of the William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana.

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