Diaries, 1860 Jan. 1-1864 Aug. 9.

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Hulbert, Simon Bolivar, 1833-1864. Diaries, 1860 Jan. 1-1864 Aug. 9.

Diaries, 1860 Jan. 1-1864 Aug. 9.

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Pocket diaries, 1860 Jan. 1-1864 Aug. 9, of Simon Bolivar Hulbert begun when he was a young man in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, and covering his period of service with the 100th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers, to Aug. 9, two days before his death in Andersonville Prison. Hulbert was first captured near Richmond, Virginia, May 31, 1862, and released Sept. 14, 1862. He was recaptured May 16, 1864, and died Aug. 11, 1864. He writes briefly of his activities in Westfield and of army life, of his experiences as a prisoner of war in a cotton factory at Salisbury, North Carolina, and of waiting for his release at Belle Isle, his experiences at Libby Prison, and his final months at Andersonville. Typed transcription of the diaries additionally available. Some entries in pencil are faded and difficult to decipher.

5 v. (1 slip case)

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