Inventory of the John W. Finch Diary, 1865

Collection Number 5166-z

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
block Descriptive Summary
block Administrative Information
block Online Catalog Headings
block Biographical Note
block Collection Overview
plus Detailed Description of the Collection
Contact Information:
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Finch, John W., b. ca. 1829.
Title
John W. Finch Diary, 1865
Call Number
5166-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 1
Abstract
John W. Finch served with the Union Army during the Civil War. He was enlisted at age 35 in Company C, 22nd Michigan Infantry on 14 March 1865, in his hometown of Burchville, Mich. On 7 April 1865, he joined his regiment in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was transferred to Company C, 29th Michigan Infantry, 26 June 1865. He was honorably discharged 25 August 1865.
The collection is a diary, with entries 22 March-30 August 1865, of soldier John W. Finch of Burchville, Mich., serving in the Union Army with the 22nd Michigan Infantry Regiment and the 29th Michigan Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The diary begins with the day of mustering, 22 March 1865, and ends 30 August 1865, a few days after he was honorably discharged from the army and returned to Michigan. The diary was updated daily with entries varying in length from a few lines to a page. Finch never saw battle, so the entries consist of descriptions of military life in camps. He included many descriptions of meals, medical treatments for various ailments, and prices. The diary is reversed for the last ten pages and includes financial information.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Carmen Valentino of Philadelphia, Pa., in June 2004 (Acc. 99828).
Processing Information
Processed by: Nathalie Wheaton, September 2004
Encoded by: Nathalie Wheaton, September 2004
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the John W. Finch Diary #5166-z, Southern Historical Collection, 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.

Diaries.
Finch, John W., b. ca. 1829.
Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1862-1865).
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865).
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life.
United States. Army--Military life--History.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
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Biographical Note

John W. Finch served with the Union Army during the Civil War. He was enlisted at age 35 in Company C, 22nd Michigan Infantry on 14 March 1865, in his hometown of Burchville, Mich. On 7 April 1865, he joined his regiment in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was transferred to Company C, 29th Michigan Infantry, 26 June 1865. He was honorably discharged 25 August 1865.

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Collection Overview

The collection is a diary, with entries 22 March-30 August 1865, of soldier John W. Finch of Burchville, Mich., serving in the Union Army with the 22nd Michigan Infantry Regiment and the 29th Michigan Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The diary begins with the day of mustering, 22 March 1865, and ends 30 August 1865, a few days after he was honorably discharged from the army and returned to Michigan. The diary was updated daily with entries varying in length from a few lines to a page. Finch never saw battle, so the entries consist of descriptions of military life in camps. He included many descriptions of meals, medical treatments for various ailments, and prices. The diary is reversed for the last ten pages and includes financial information.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Diary, 22 March-30 August 1865.
1 item.
Folder 1 of 1
Diary, 22 March-30 August 1865

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