John M. Burdick diary 1864 [microform].

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John M. Burdick diary 1864 [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173862984

The collection consists of a microfilm copy of a diary kept by John M. Burdick in 1864. The diary (June - October 1864) describes the high prison mortality rate, escape attempts, rumors of parole or exchange, the weather, and construction of barracks and stockades.

1 microfilm reel.

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927019

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 21st (1861-1863)

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Regiment organized at Elmira, N.Y., 20 May 1861, from the 65th and 74th Militia. Men were recruited principally from Erie County. The regiment left the state on 18 June 1861, and saw service in Maryland and Virginia, including McDowell's advance on Richmond, Pope's Campaign, Bull Run, and Antietam. The regiment was mustered out 18 May 1863. From the description of Regimental descriptive book, 1861-1863. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 53157394 Organized at Buff...

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Burdick, John M., d. 1865.

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John M. Burdick, Union soldier, was born ca. 1840, and died 8 January 1865. He served with the 21st New York Cavalry, was captured in June 1864, and was imprisoned for three months at Andersonville Prison, Georgia. He was sent to Charleston, South Carolina, and paroled, but he died soon after. From the description of John M. Burdick diary 1864 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173862984 ...