Diary, 1863.

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Diary, 1863.

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Civil War pocket diary kept from 1 Jan. - 3 Aug. 1863 (with gaps) by J. Henry Wardwell of the Department of the Gulf while stationed in Baton Rouge and the Mississippi River area. His daily entries reflect on the weather, his health, boredom and inactivity, guard duty, and fighting in the area. The diary also includes a few personal accounts of supplies purchased.

1 small v. in a folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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United States. Army. Department of the Gulf (1862-1865)

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During the Civil War, the U.S. Army created the Department of the Gulf and the Army of the Gulf following the capture of New Orleans, Louisiana, by Admiral David G. Farragut in 1862. Major General Benjamin F. Butler took command of the Union occupation forces as well as the Department of the Gulf. The soldiers in the new department were then designated as the Army of the Gulf. Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks succeeded Butler on December 17, 1862. Under Banks, the army fought its first ...

Wardwell, J. Henry, b. 1844.

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