A.C. Dicken Civil War diary, 1862-1914 (bulk 1862-1865).

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A.C. Dicken Civil War diary, 1862-1914 (bulk 1862-1865).

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This collection of a Civil War diary kept by A.C. (Absolom Columbus) Dicken, a native of Campbell County, Kentucky, and a Confederate soldier in Company D, Fourth Regiment Cavalry, Kentucky Volunteers. The diary, dated 1862-1865, concerns camp life, skirmishes, and battles. The collection also includes a blank return form for Giltner's Cavalry Brigade and a partial letter apparently written by Dicken on Oct. 8, 1914, explaining the capture of Thomas J. McGraw and the death of William Corbin during the war.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7429205

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, 4th

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Dicken, A. C. (Absolom Columbus), 1835-1918.

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The Kentucky Fourth Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A., was organized at Mosgrove near Owenton, Kentucky, on September 10, 1862. The first commander was Col. Henry Giltner and field officers included Major Nathan Parker, Col. Moses T. Pryor, and Major William R. Ray. The Kentucky Fourth Cavalry Regiment was involved in the battles of Blue Springs, Rogersville, Laurel Gap, and Saltville. They surrended at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on April 30, 1865. From the description of A.C. Dicken Civil War d...