James M. Merryman Civil War diary, 1864-1865.

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James M. Merryman Civil War diary, 1864-1865.

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James Monroe Merryman, wrote a Civil War diary on a section of a ledger numbered from pages 633-698, while he served as a private in Company E of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The diary begins on June 7, 1864 and describes the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia and General Hood's sorties to Atlanta where Merryman was captured on July 22 and taken to Andersonville Prison. Over the next months he was transported to Charleston and Florence Stockade Prisoner of War Camp in South Carolina in October. On February 23, 1865 he was sent to Richmond where he was confined in a hospital and was paroled on March 9, 1865. With the manuscript diary are a typed transcript and 33 pages of copies of related material, including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and military records. A second manuscript written on an unnumbered section of ledger is inscribed "Americus Prison July 22d A.D. 1864" on the cover page and contains lyrics of Civil War songs, poetry, and lists of letters written home.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Merryman, James M., 1844-1932

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James M. Merryman was born in Harrison County, Ohio on February 10, 1844. In August of 1861 he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving four years and participating in battles at South Mountain, Antietam, and the siege of Vicksburg. After the war, Merryman completed his education at Otterbein College and graduated in medicine from Western Reserve. He began medical practice in Hilliard, Ohio and later served in the 72nd Ohio General Assembly from 1897-1898. From the descr...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 30th (1861-1865).

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