Diary, 1863-1866.

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Diary, 1863-1866.

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Diary of Richard H. Breitengross of Ashford, Wis. who served in Company H of the 35th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. The photocopied diary is in German and is accompanied by a typed translation in English. Breitengross writes about enlistment, reporting to service, and drill instruction at Camp Washburn (Milwaukee, Wis). The diary also includes travel accounts from Milwaukee to New Orleans on the Mississippi River aboard the Maria Denning (ship). Entries detail casualties caused from dysentery, lack of food and water, scurvy, and the extreme heat. Of note, Breitengross describes African-American soldiers, their duties, and the casualties they suffered. He also writes about marching through swamps to attack and capture Fort Spanish in Mobile (Ala.). Diary entries mention the waiting to be mustered out while in Texas. Breitengross writes about the difficulties of having to escort a mentally ill soldier from Galveston (Texas) to New Orleans (Louisiana) on the return trip to Wisconsin.

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