Arthur L. Van Vleck diary, 1862-1863.

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Arthur L. Van Vleck diary, 1862-1863.

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A contemporary handwritten transcription of a "diary" (actually, an account in installments) of Van Vleck, a soldier with the 126th Ohio Infantry serving chiefly in West Virginia and Maryland near Harpers Ferry, ca. October 1862-July 1863. The account was sent by Van Vleck to his aunt and then transcribed by "sister Lou." It describes camp life, marches, and fighting, in some detail, and is particularly concerned with prayer and worship.

1 v. (42 p.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 126th (1862-1865)

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Van Vleck, Arthur L., d. 1863.

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Arthur L. Van Vleck (died 1863) was a Union soldier with the 126th Ohio Infantry serving chiefly in West Virginia and Maryland near Harpers Ferry, circa October 1862-July 1863. From the guide to the Arthur L. Van Vleck Diary, ., 1862-1863, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

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