Levi J. Fritz papers, 1863-1866, 1886, and undated.

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Levi J. Fritz papers, 1863-1866, 1886, and undated.

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The collection consists of Levi J. Fritz's 87-page Civil War diary, chiefly from June and July 1863; a document written by General W. Jackson of the United States General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., declaring Fritz medically unfit for duty, 10 December 1864; and a 28 June 1865 letter to Fritz from a person named Mahlin in Pottstown, Pa., declaring his escape from the Confederates. The diary contains accounts of battle, including the Battle of Gettysburg, and marching throughout Virginia and Pennsylvania; descriptions of Fritz's surroundings and army life; and Fritz's comparisons of the people of Maryland and Virginia. The diary also includes a list of the wounded in Companies G and H of the 68th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment; a description of how a man from Company F was saved during the Battle of Chancellorsville when a bullet got stuck in the bible in his shirt pocket; and a transcribed copy of an 1865 circular from Major General George Meade that directs officers to encourage troops to continue their brave fighting before the next anticipated battle.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Fritz, Levi J., 1840-1872

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Levi J. Fritz served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was granted a medical leave of absence in December 1864 for haimoptysis (hemoptysis). He wrote the regiment's song, My 53rd. From the guide to the Levi J. Fritz Papers, 1863-1866, 1886, and undated, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Levi J. Fritz served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was granted a ...

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 68rd (1862-1865)

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 53rd (1861-1865)

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Company F and Company G of the 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment were recruited in Luzerne and Potter counties during the summer of 1861. The regiment participated in the battles of Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, Petersburg and Five Forks. The regiment was mustered out of service on June 30, 1865. From the description of Clothing book, Cos. F & G, 53rd Infantry, 1861-1865. (Millersville University Library). WorldCat record...