Alexander Dobbin diary, 1864.

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Alexander Dobbin diary, 1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79463333

The collection consists of a single diary kept by Alexander Dobbin from January 1, 1864 to December 31, 1864. Diary entries recount the weather and troop movements as Dobbin traveled with his company in the United States Army from Tennessee through Georgia as a part of William Tecumseh Sherman's march to the sea. The day-by-day account mentions the Battles of New Hope Church and Peachtree Creek, the siege of Atlanta, and the Army's entry into Savannah. A few entries record some details on Confederate prisoners, camp life, particularly during the two month encampment in Atlanta, and the wounding and death of Colonel A.L. McDougall, an officer in the 123rd New York Infantry Regiment. An appendix in the diary contains an incomplete and sporadic account of Dobbin's salary and expenditures during 1864.

.25 linear ft. : (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 123rd (1862-1865)

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Dobbin, Alexander, 1851-1938

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Alexander Dobbin was a Union private from Greenwich, New York, who served in the 123rd New York Infantry Regiment, Company A during the Civil War. He was captured at the Battle of Chancellorsville, rejoined his regiment, and was discharged with his regiment at the conclusion of the war. From the description of Alexander Dobbin diary, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463333 ...