Papers, 1862-1916 and n.d.

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Papers, 1862-1916 and n.d.

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Collection consists of a diary, correspondence, a scrapbook, and miscellany. The diary belonged to Oscar B. Lane, who enlisted in June of 1861 and served as the drummer boy for the 5th Connecticutt Volunteers. The diary (1862, May 3-Sept. 10) contains entries concerning the Battle of Winchester during Jackson's Shenandoah Campaign and the Battle of Cedar Mountain of the second Bull Run Campaign. Correspondence (1863, Sept. 5-Dec. 18) from Theodore, Josiah, and Oscar Lane to their sister Harriet were written from Portsmouth, Va., while the three of them served with Harland's Brigade. Letters describe the shooting of deserters, camp life, and the social life in the city of Norfolk, Va. The scrapbook contains clippings concerning Veteran's Drum Corps, the Grand Army of the Republic, photographs, badges, a survivors roster for the 5th Regiment of Conn. Volunteers, postcards, and clippings concerning Wallingford, Conn. Miscellany includes programs for a veterans' reunion and a convention of the Conn. Fife and Drum Corps.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7378796

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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