Diary of Samuel S. Johnson 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29.

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Diary of Samuel S. Johnson 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29.

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Entries made by a private in the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery. Johnson's home was Medford, Mass., and his diary covers the battery from its entrance into service until the expiration of his enlistment, and contains a roster with notes on its members, casualty statistics, and a list of battles in which it served. The battery saw service in Va. with George B. McClellan in the Peninsula Campaign, 1862, and was withdrawn by ship and arrived at Manassas late afternoon of Aug. 30, 1862. Participated in 1862 Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Campaign in April-May 1863 under Joseph Hooker. Also served at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg (1864). Moved from Petersburg in July 1864 in response to Confederate General Jubal Early's move on Washington, D.C., and served in Maryland, northern Virginia, and West Virginia until mustered out of service on Aug. 29, 1864. There are occasional caustic remarks about Abraham Lincoln and graphic descriptions of battlefields.

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

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Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He was of entirely English ancestry, all of which had been in New England since the early 1600s. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, ranked 29th out of a class of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in the second of the Seminole War...

Johnson, Samuel S.

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A private in the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery from Medford, Mass., From the description of Diary of Samuel S. Johnson [manuscript] 1862 March 10-1864 Aug. 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647948376 ...

United States. Army. Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery, 1st (1862-1865)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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