Diary of an unknown Union soldier [manuscript], 1864 March 9-May 9.

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Diary of an unknown Union soldier [manuscript], 1864 March 9-May 9.

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These incomplete leaves of an unknown Union soldier's diary "picked up during the war" relate events near Martinsburg, [W.] Va. The soldier briefly mentions his reading, attendance at church services, work of the Christian Commission including the distribution of testaments and spiritual reflections. Of interest is a short account of his visit to an accused wife murderer worried about the fate of his four children. There are two brief references of General William Woods Averell in camp.

20 p.

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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