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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Rudolph H.F. Roessel Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4743
Scope and Contents The diary of Corporal Rudolph H.F. Roessel documents his service in the Union Army as a member of Company B, 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Spanning from 1862 to 1863, the diary provides a firsthand account of his enlistment, military movements, battles, and personal experiences as a soldier.Roessel details the regiment’s formation in Easton, Pennsylvania, in September 1862, its deployment to Washington, D.C., and subsequent participation in...
Dates: 1862 - 1863
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Paul Turner Vaughn diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1496
Abstract

Civil War diary of a soldier from Marengo County, Alabama. It contains entries describing camp life, marching, and fighting in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Georgia; including the Battles of Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Lookout Mountain.

Dates: 1863-1864
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections