Civil War Diaries, 1863 Aug. 26-1864 Sept. 4.

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Civil War Diaries, 1863 Aug. 26-1864 Sept. 4.

Three Civil War diaries of Nelson Purdum, 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, include general accounts if Civil War experiences and his sojourn as a prisoner in Richmond at Bell Island and Libby Prison.

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Purdum, Nelson.

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Purdum was promoted to corporal 1/1/1864, then 1st Sgt. of the 33rd O.V.I., Company C on 9/10/1864, and to 1st Lt. of Company H on 1/28/1865. From the description of Civil War Diaries, 1863 Aug. 26-1864 Sept. 4. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40520540 ...

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1861-1865)

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Libby Prison

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...