Diary of Henry Clay Christiancy, 1862-1864.

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Diary of Henry Clay Christiancy, 1862-1864.

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Lt. Christiancy's diary was transcribed in 1975 by his grandson Christiancy Pickett who annotated it and wrote an introduction. His entries mention the Peninsular campaign and the battles of 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness and Cold Harbor. Orders for the Petersburg crater are copied. The diary also contains 3 letters, 1863, from George Armstrong Custer that contain an excellent appraisal of Union mistakes at Chancellorsville. With the diary are photographs of Christiancy and his wife Charlotte Elizabeth Bingham Christiancy and his father Judge I.C. Christiancy.

44 leaves.

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Christiancy, Charlotte Elizabeth Bingham

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Pickett, Christiancy.

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Christiancy, I. C.

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Christiancy, Henry Clay, 1841-1925

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First Lieutenant in the First Michigan Infantry during the Civil War from Monroe County, Michigan. From the description of Henry Clay Christiancy diary, 1862-1864 [microform] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 83160090 From the description of Henry Clay Christiancy diary, 1862-1864. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420435 First lieutenant in the First Michigan Infantry during the Civil War from Monroe County, Michigan. From the ...