Cornelius C. Platter Civil War diary, 1864-1865.

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Cornelius C. Platter Civil War diary, 1864-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38478049

The collection consists of a Civil War diary of Lt. (later Capt.) Cornelius C. Platter from November, 1864 - April 27, 1865. Platter's diary details Sherman's march through Georgia from Rome to Savannah and the march north through the Carolinas. He gives dates, times, and lengths of marches; describes the weather, locale, scenery, and food as well as orders, rumors, positions, troop moral, and administrative duties. The diary includes a description of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, the news of the Confederate surrender, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

1 v.1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404698

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Platter, Cornelius C.

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Cornelius C. Platter, Lt. and Adjutant with the 81st Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. From the description of Cornelius C. Platter Civil War diary, 1864-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478049 ...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 81st (1861-1865)

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