Journal
Item — Volume: W0063.01
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains a 482-page typescript of Curtis R. Burke's Civil War journal. The journal includes daily entries from October 1862 to June 1865. Notable journal entries include a description of John Hunt Morgan's raid into Ohio in July 1863 and an account of conditions in the prison camps Camp Morton, located in Indianapolis, and Camp Douglas, located in Chicago.
This bound typescript was edited by Pamela J. Bennett in 1971. According to information provided in an article by Pamela J. Bennett, editor of the published journal, Curtis R. Burke prepared a typed copy of his journal in 1914, drawing from an earlier journal to create the account. While the typescript copy written by Burke survived, the original was lost.
Source: "Curtis R. Burke's Civil War Journal." Pamela J. Bennet and Richard A. Misselhorn. Indiana Magazine of History, vol. 65, no. 4 (December 1969), pp. 283-327 (Published by: Indiana University Department of History. Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27789613)
This bound typescript was edited by Pamela J. Bennett in 1971. According to information provided in an article by Pamela J. Bennett, editor of the published journal, Curtis R. Burke prepared a typed copy of his journal in 1914, drawing from an earlier journal to create the account. While the typescript copy written by Burke survived, the original was lost.
Source: "Curtis R. Burke's Civil War Journal." Pamela J. Bennet and Richard A. Misselhorn. Indiana Magazine of History, vol. 65, no. 4 (December 1969), pp. 283-327 (Published by: Indiana University Department of History. Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27789613)
Dates
- 1971
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bennett, Pamela J. (Editor, Person)
- From the Collection: Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Burke, Curtis Rensellear (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository