Civil War diary of Charles Walker, 1861-1865 : typescript copy, 1933 / edited by his granddaughter Nona Walker Dougherty.

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Civil War diary of Charles Walker, 1861-1865 : typescript copy, 1933 / edited by his granddaughter Nona Walker Dougherty.

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Photocopy of a typescript of a diary, transcribed and edited by Nona Walker Daugherty in 1933 of her grandfather Charles Walker's Civil War dairy which he kept from September 21, 1861 to June 1, 1865. Walker was a private in Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment and was engaged in several battles including Second Bull Run and Gettysburg and was wounded twice. Walker's diary includes descriptions of interactions with Confederate soldiers, his medical care, and the difficulties facing enlisted soldiers. Also included is a Forward with biographical information on Walker written by Daugherty. Civil War diary of Charles Walker which he kept from September 21, 1861 to June 1, 1865, transcribed and edited by his Granddaughter, Nona Walker Daugherty in 1933. Walker was a private in Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment and was engaged in several battles including Second Bull Run and Gettysburg and was wounded twice. Walker's diary includes descriptions of interactions with Confederate soldiers, his medical care, and the difficulties facing enlisted soldiers. Also included is a one-page biography of Walker written by Daugherty.

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Walker, Charles, H., 1834-1902

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Walker, Charles L., 1832-1904

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