Diary of James C. Ridgway, 1865-1872.

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Diary of James C. Ridgway, 1865-1872.

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Pocket diary that Ridgeway kept in 1865 includes brief accounts of the battle at Hatcher's Run (Feb.5-7), Watkins's House (Mar. 25), the Appomattox Campaign (Mar. 28-April 9), the surrender of Lee and his army, and March to Washington, D.C. (May 2-12). The diary effectively ends on May 16; the rest of the manuscript consists of brief entries, mostly scattered accounts made in the 1868-1872.

70 leaves, pocket diary, in pencil.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Ridgway, James C., fl. 1861-1872.

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James C. Ridway was private of the 141st Regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry. From the description of Diary of James C. Ridgway, 1865-1872. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79368867 ...

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 141st (1862-1865)

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