Papers, 1860-1867.

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Papers, 1860-1867.

Kepner's diary, and particularly his letters, give eyewitness accounts of military action including the siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Cold Harbor.

47 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6682805

Library of Virginia

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)

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Kepner, John Price, d. 1881.

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Kepner served in Company I 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry and as a hospital steward during the Civil War. His unit was part of the Army of the Potomac. Following the war he served as chief clerk of the Statistical Div., Surgeon General's Office, War Dept. until his death September 13, 1881. From the description of Papers, 1860-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122323341 ...