Carlos and Eliza Baker Diary and Commonplace Book, 1863-1871.

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Carlos and Eliza Baker Diary and Commonplace Book, 1863-1871.

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The collection comprises two volumes. One is a 127-page diary maintained by Carlos Baker at the end of the Civil War, dated 15 November 1864 to 10 July 1865. Baker provides very detailed descriptions of the final days of the conflict, even naming the farms where his company camps or fights. Of particular interest are the descriptions of his company's participation in General Sherman's March to the Sea, their marches through the Carolinas, and their fighting at Savannah, Ga., Averysboro, N.C., and Bentonville, N.C. The other volume in the collection is a 60-page commonplace book (1863-1871) maintained by Carlos Baker's wife, Eliza. In it are diary entries containing poignant descriptions of her anxiety about her husband's safety and many moving descriptions of her uncertainty about the future; poems and letters she composed; and notes about items she purchased, bartered with, or sold over the period. In addition, the collection includes a 20-page (partial) typescript copy and a 131-page photostat negative copy of Carlos Baker's diary. (00-450).

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7569226

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

Baker, Eliza.

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)

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Baker, Carlos

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Carlos Baker was a soldier in the U.S. Army's 19th regiment, Michigan Infantry, Company B, during the Civil War. His wife, Eliza, remained at their home in Allegan (Allegan Co.), Mich., for the duration of the war. From the description of Carlos and Eliza Baker Diary and Commonplace Book, 1863-1871. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46719297 ...