Joseph W. Hall diary, 1864-1865.

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Joseph W. Hall diary, 1864-1865.

The Joseph W. Hall diary (160 pages) contains the daily reflections of a member of the 7th New York Heavy Artillery from May 15, 1864, to July 29, 1865.

1 volume.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8175955

William L. Clements Library

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Hall, Joseph W.

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Joseph W. Hall (born c.1840) enlisted as a private in the New York 113th Infantry (Albany County Regiment) under Colonel Lewis O. Morris on August 9, 1862. In December of that year, the regiment became the 7th New York Heavy Artillery, with Hall assigned to Battery B. He was promoted sergeant on March 18, 1864. In November 1864, his regiment joined the Army of the Potomac's 2nd Army Corps. He fought at Spotsylvania Court House (May 17-21, 1864), Cold Harbor (June 1-12, 1864), Petersburg (June 16...

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United States. Army. New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, 7th (1862-1865)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...