Diary, 1863-1865.

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Diary, 1863-1865.

Diary recorded during various military campaigns in Virginia. Entries concern Confederate prisoners and deserters, troop movements and camp life in the Army of the Potomac, and General J.E.B. Stuart's raid toward Alexandria, Va., in 1864.

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United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864

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James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart, soldier, was born 6 February 1833, on "Laurel Hill" plantation, Patrick County, Virginia. He died 12 May 1864 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Stuart graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (1850); received his commission (1854); and transferred to the Cavalry (1855). He married Flora Cooke, a colonel's daughter, in 1855, and the couple had three children. Stuart became Robert E. Lee's aide (1859) and resigned from the U.S. Army to be commissioned a lieutenan...

McNaught, John Smith.

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Soldier in the 11th United States Regiment during the Civil War. From the description of Diary, 1863-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41150368 ...