Inventory of the New York Soldier's Diary, 1861

Collection Number 5361-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
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
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Title
New York Soldier's Diary, 1861
Call Number
5361-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 1
Abstract
The collection is a Civil War diary, with entries 18 June 1861-5 November 1861, of an unknown federal soldier from New York. Entries were made while the writer was serving with the New York 14th Infantry in New York; Philadelphia, Pa.; Baltimore, Md.; Washington, D.C.; and various locations in northern Virgina. Entries describe volunteering for the army; military life, including foods eaten during his tour; military duties, including standing guard, chores, and roll call; interactions with fellow soldiers; and interactions with civilians. Included are an account of the exchange of arms for long Enfield rifles; the Union army's defeat at the first battle of Bull Run and observations of injured troops returning from that battle; and artillery firing near Fall Church, Va., 14-15 October 1861.


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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Historical Collectible Auctions, October 2007 (Acc. 100788).
Processing Information
Processed by: Jennifer Joyner, July 2008
Encoded by: Jennifer Joyner, July 2008
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the New York Soldier's Diary, 1861 #5361, 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.

Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
Diaries.
Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
New York--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Army--Military life--History.
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864)
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Biographical Note

The writer of this diary was a volunteer soldier in the 14th New York Infantry Regiment in the United States Army, 1861.

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Collection Overview

The collection is a Civil War diary, with entries 18 June 1861-5 November 1861, of an unknown federal soldier from New York. Entries were made while the writer was serving with the New York 14th Infantry in New York; Philadelphia, Pa.; Baltimore, Md.; Washington, D.C.; and various locations in northern Virgina. Entries describe volunteering for the army; military life, including foods eaten during his tour; military duties, including standing guard, chores, and roll call; interactions with fellow soldiers; and interactions with civilians. Included are an account of the exchange of arms for long Enfield rifles; the Union army's defeat at the first battle of Bull Run and observations of injured troops returning from that battle; and artillery firing near Fall Church, Va., 14-15 October 1861.

Detailed Description of the Collection

New York Soldier's Diary, 18 June 1861-5 November 1861.
1 item.
Folder 1
Civil War Soldier's Diary, 1861

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