Charles Milton Hopper papers, 1862-1865 [manuscript].

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Charles Milton Hopper papers, 1862-1865 [manuscript].

Civil War diary in two volumes, February-December 1864 and January-August 1865, of Hopper, who served in the 70th Ohio Regiment, U.S. Army, in Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arkansas. The diary discusses troop movements, camp life, skirmishing, guard duty, drinking and troops, friends, and other matters. Also included are sixteen letters, February-June 1862 and March 1865, from Hopper to members of his family; a photograph of him; and eight other items, mostly photocopies of documents relating to Hopper's widow's pension claims. Letters discuss topics similar to those in the diary.

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Hopper, Charles Milton, fl. 1862-1865.

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Charles Milton Hopper (fl. 1862-1865) was a soldier in the 70th Ohio Regiment, United States Army, during the Civil War. From the guide to the Charles Milton Hopper Papers, ., 1862-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 70th (1861-1865)

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