John C. Crosby U.S. CivilWar Diary 1861-1868

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John C. Crosby U.S. CivilWar Diary 1861-1868

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A leather-boundhand-written diary kept by John C. Crosby, first from 1861 to 1862 during theUnited States Civil War while Crosby served in the Seventh Maine Regiment ofthe Union army (probably as a hospital orderly), recording daily activities intending the sick while moving about on campaign; then, from 1865 to 1868 afterCrosby’s return to civilian life, recording his activities and personalfinances as a hired farm worker.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Crosby, John C.

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According to entries in his diary, John C. Crosby enlisted for military service in the Union army during the Civil War on September 9, 1861, leaving for Baltimore shortly afterward to serve in the Seventh Maine Regiment, evidently as a hospital orderly. His last entry during the period of his military service was on August 11, 1862, and by 1865 his entries indicate that he was engaged in farm work. From the guide to the John C. Crosby U. S. Civil War Diary MS 287., 1861-1868, (Woodso...

Seventh Maine Regiment.

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