James Robert McMichael diary, 1864-1865.

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James Robert McMichael diary, 1864-1865.

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The collection consists of a typewritten copy of the 42 page diary of James Robert McMichael from August 1864-June 1865. McMicael began his diary in August 1864. He recorded his trip to prison in Delaware; conditions there; his moves to Charleston, South Carolina, Morris Island, Cockspur Island, and Fort Pulaski, Georgia; return to Fort Delaware; the fall of the Confederacy; and his departure for Philadelphia and home. Also noted is a list of sick "Confederate Prisoners" at Fort Pulaski and their illnesses; the (first) fourteen Confederates who took the oath of allegiance to the Union; a list by state of the officer-prisoners at Fort Delaware; copies of eight letters McMichael received while in prison; the names and addresses of fellow prisoners; a roll of his company with death or discharge data; and autographs, poems, and some quotations.

.125 linear ft. : (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8309526

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