Inventory of the William D. Alexander Diary, 1863-1865

Collection Number 2478-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Alexander, William D., b. 1841.
Title
William D. Alexander Diary, 1863-1865.
Call Number
2478-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2 volumes
Abstract
Two-volume diary, 30 April 1863-26 April 1865, of William D. Alexander of Mecklenburg County, N.C., a Confederate hospital steward serving with the 37th North Carolina Regiment, from the Gettysburg campaign to the end of the war in Virginia, and a few passes and other military papers enclosed in the volumes. Entries describe fighting in Pennsylvania and in Virginia, especially around Petersburg.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Gift, 1942
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William D. Alexander Diary, #2478-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Alexander, William D., b. 1841.
Confederate States of America. Army--Medical personnel.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 37th.
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century.
Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Diaries.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Collection Overview

Two-volume diary, 30 April 1863-26 April 1865, of William D. Alexander of Mecklenburg County, N.C., a Confederate hospital steward serving with the 37th North Carolina Regiment, from the Gettysburg campaign to the end of the war in Virginia, and a few passes and other military papers enclosed in the volumes. Entries describe fighting in Pennsylvania and in Virginia, especially around Petersburg.