George A. Brooks diary, 1862 [manuscript].

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George A. Brooks diary, 1862 [manuscript].

Detailed diary, 1 January-6 August 1862, of Capt. Brooks, 46th Pennsylvania Regiment, while he was serving in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during Gen. Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Brooks noted weather, his reading, camp life, plans and speculations, marches and movements, drills and inspections, news of Jackson's movements, his own paper work, characteristics of areas he passed through, and events among soldiers. A few accounts and memoranda are included.

1 v. (64 p.).

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