Box 1548
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Contains 1 Collection or Record:
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File — Box: 1548, Folder: 3
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From the Collection:
This Civil War diary by a Pennsylvania soldier begins on January 1, 1863, and includes daily entries until McCleary's death during the battle of Gettysburg. Entries remark upon day to day activities and duties, weather and housing conditions, movement orders, leadership changes, and rumors concerning the war. McCleary's unit was stationed at Belle Plain, Virginia, until late April, when it began moving to the Chancellorsville area on the Rappahannock River. In June, McCleary discussed the...
Dates:
1862 - 1864