The Avery Harris papers, 1910.

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The Avery Harris papers, 1910.

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Contains a handwritten journal of Harris' detailed reminiscences on the 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment's involvement in the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, North Anna River, the Wilderness, and Petersburg. This journal also includes a register of the 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and Civil War poetry.

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