Diary, October 8, 1862-August 8, 1864.

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Diary, October 8, 1862-August 8, 1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/611612120

Diary recounts marches and movements, especially through Tennessee and Mississippi in pursuit of Confederates under Nathan Bedford Forrest. Includes the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi (1864); some time stationed at Cairo, Illinois; and a January 1864 muster roll of Company D. The diary often skips weeks or months while in camp.

61 p.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 122nd (1862-1864) Company D.

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Ibbetson, William H. H., 1840-1883.

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A Chesterfield, Illinois farmer, Ibbetson enlisted in Company D, 122nd Illinois Infantry as a corporal. Mustered out June 29, 1865, he returned to Chesterfield, married, had 7 children, and died September 5, 1883. From the description of Diary, October 8, 1862-August 8, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 611612120 ...

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

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Army officer. From the description of Nathan Bedford Forrest letter, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450304 Planter, slave dealer, and Confederate Army officer; resident of Memphis (Shelby Co.), Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562174 Confederate general; led cavalry forces during the battle of Fort Pillow, Tenn.; Confederate troops accused of slaughtering Union soldiers following th...