Nathaniel C. Kenyon Diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0809
Scope and Contents
Contains a photocopy of a typescript of the diary Kenyon kept from early 1862, before he was taken prisoner, through 1864. The work also contains a bri copies of his Army orders and promotions through 1865. He provides fairly detailed descriptions of life as a prisoner of war in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and other southern cities.
Dates
- 1862 - 1865
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Biographical / Historical
Union officer from Iowa serving as a Lt. Colonel with the 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Kenyon was captured on February 15, 1862, during the Battle of Ft. Donelson in Tennessee. He was held prisoner in Tennessee; Tusaloosa, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; and Macon, Georgia. He mustered out of the U.S. Army on December 4, 1864.
Extent
0.06 Linear Feet (1 item, 36 pieces; photocopy, typescript)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains a photocopy of a typescript of the diary this Union officer with the 11th Illinois Infantry kept from before and during his capture in Tennessee. He provides fairly detailed descriptions of life as a prisoner of war in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and other southern cities.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Freeda K. Hunt, 1994
Processing Information
Processed by Megan Quillivan and Donnelly Lancaster Walton, 2007
- Title
- Guide to Nathaniel C. Kenyon Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository