United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Oliver T. Reilly papers
Collection
Identifier: W-0158
Abstract
Papers and guidebook covering the Battle of Antietam, created by this childhood witness
Dates:
1906-1930
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
Sergeant Frank E. Nevins' Civil War Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4380
Scope and Contents
Contains two separate Civil War manuscript diaries of Union Orderly Sergeant Frank E. Nevins, including 135 hand-written and illustrated pages detailing descriptions of camp life, troop and officer movements, skirmishes, his musings on life and death, and multi-page accounts of both the Battle of Mount Zion Church and the Battle of Corinth. He also celebrates two birthdays during the time covered in these journals.
Dates:
1861 - 1863