Diaries of William F. Hunter [manuscript], 1862-1863.

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Diaries of William F. Hunter [manuscript], 1862-1863.

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Diaries, 1862 Sep. 23 -1863 Apr. 28 and 1863 Dec. 26 - Dec. 28, describe camp life and troop movements, especially effects of marching on his health; constant rain; skirmishes; capture of Confederates; his trip in an ambulance due to illness; and a reprimand for permitting his men to take sweet potatoes from a Confederate sympathizer. Topics also include Battle of Perryville; Don Carlos Buell, Thomas L. Crittenden, and William S. Rosecrans; rumors concerning John Hunt Morgan; capture of Morgan's men at McMinnville, Tenn.; Battle of Stone's River/Murfreesboro; pay; a rumor that Union soldiers ransacked Lebanon; and destruction of Confederate flour mills. There are also comments on state of local houses after battles; Tennessee and Nashville; locals and suspect Unionist sympathies; refugees and story about a shoemaker appraising Hunter's shoes at 148 dollars; and paroled Confederate prisoners thought to be wearing material stolen from Union soldiers. Lists of 1861 prices for uniforms and supplies; returns, 1862-63; clothing accounts, 1863, for company; receipt for company pay received from paymaster, 1863; and list, 1863, of supplies and ordnance received, including Enfield rifles are also included. A list, n.d., of soldiers who donated money for aid to family and friends, including personal information on soldiers is included; as are various personal accounts, including accounts for mess supplies and tobacco.

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