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Collection Number: 03448-z

Collection Title: D. M. Ransdell Diary, 1863-1864.

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Size 1 volume (164 pages).
Abstract Diary of D. M. Ransdell, a federal soldier who enlisted at Acton, Ind., and served in the 70th Regiment (state unidentified), the 102nd and 105th Illinois regiments, and the 79th Ohio. Ransdell's Company was partly mounted and was engaged in scouting, guarding railroad tracks and bridges, and impressing horses and provisions in Sumner and Rutherford counties, Nashville, and Lockout Mountain, Tenn. Diary entries describe equipment, camp life, and weather, and mention drills, scouting, and foraging expeditions, prisoners brought in, other members of Ransdell's unit, and threats from local Confederate activities.
Creator Ransdell, D. M., fl. 1863-1864.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the D. M. Ransdell Diary, #3448-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase 1959
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Sensitive Materials Statement
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Diary of D. M. Ransdell, a federal soldier who enlisted at Acton, Ind., and served in the 70th Regiment (state unidentified), the 102nd and 105th Illinois regiments, and the 79th Ohio. Ransdell's Company was partly mounted and was engaged in scouting, guarding railroad tracks and bridges, and impressing horses and provisions in Sumner and Rutherford counties, Nashville, and Lockout Mountain, Tenn. Diary entries describe equipment, camp life, and weather, and mention drills, scouting, and foraging expeditions, prisoners brought in, other members of Ransdell's unit, and threats from local Confederate activities.

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Processing Information

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

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