Diaries, 1864,1865.

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Diaries, 1864,1865.

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Diaries, Jan. 1, 1864-July 24, 1865, briefly and daily note the weather, marching, picket duty, deaths and a funeral of comrades, fighting Rebels, and various locations in Virginia where the company marched to, fought at, or camped in during the war, including Spotsylvania. On Oct. 21, 1864 the battlion escorted Gen. George A. Custer. Also included are a typed transcription of the diaries, a computer disc containing the transcription, and photocopies of relevant pages from the regimental history.

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Slaven, George C.

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Slaven enlisted on Jan. 15, 1863 in Company B of the 18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, part of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. He was discharged by General Order on July 21, 1865. His hometown is listed as Greenwood Township (Crawford County, Pa.) in the diary. An Andrew W. Slaven, perhaps a brother, enlisted in the same company and also survived the war. (For further information see the regimental history.). From the description of Diaries, 1864,...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Slaven, Andrew W.

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