Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Joseph W. Crowther diary
Collection
Identifier: MS-0330
Scope and Contents
Diary of Union soldier Joseph W. Crowther, who served during the Civil War with Company H., 128th New York Infantry Regiment. Diary is bound in leather, ca. 3 1/2" x 6" x 14", 131 pages; entries begin November 9 1864 and end July 23 1865 when regiment is disbanded. Crowther describes camp life; foraging; skirmishes; winter quarters in Winchester, Virginia; transport via steamship to Fort Monroe, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia; soldiers receiving news of the assassination of President Lincoln;...
