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Henry Smith Adams diary

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: USGPL-HSA
Scope and Content The Henry Smith Adams collection consist of his diary during the war, a diary of his life before the war, and a genealogical history of his family. The collection also contains a transcript of his diary, letters, and the family’s genealogical history. Inside his diary, Adams wrote about his daily life in the army, his thoughts on contemporary politics, his general health, daily events, his interactions with Union and Confederate soldiers, and his wounding at Champions Hill. The collection...
Dates: 1670 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864

Charles R. Allen diary collection

 Collection
Identifier: USGPL-CRA
Scope and Content Note The Charles R. Allen Diary collection contains a diary transcribed by Charles R. Allen in 1902 from his orginial 1861-1864 Civil War diaries. In this volume, Allen has transcribed the roginial diaries but also added notes and essays on the coming of the Civil War, commentary on the events of the War, and notes about life after the War. The collection also contains numerous copies of Allen's original poems, many written about his wartime experiences. Finally, this collection contains the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1861 - 1931

Horace A. Derry Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-187
Scope and Contents

Daily record (March 26-October 1, 1862), by a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, in the U.S. Army during Virginia peninsula campaigns. Chiefly routine. Mentions the balloon several times. Also includes a furlough document.

Dates: 1862
Found in: Manuscripts

Sallie B. McRae diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-227
Scope and Contents

Typed copy of McRae’s diary, January-June 1862, edited by James W. Webb.

Dates: 1862
Found in: Manuscripts

Samuel Andrew Agnew Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-100
Dates: 1847 - 1902
Found in: Manuscripts

Jesse Roderick Sparkman Civil War Diary

 Collection — Box: Misc. MSS Box 3
Identifier: MSS-273
Scope and Contents

Diary of Sparkman of Jeff Davis Legion, Company C, Mississippi Cavalry (Southern Guards), 1861-1865. Also Sparkman family data. Compiled by Mildred K. Holman.

Dates: 1860
Found in: Manuscripts

Thomas D. Wallace Civil War Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-142
Scope and Contents

Account written by Wallace, a Winston County, Mississippi, farmer who joined the Winston Guards at age 16 and travelled with the Confederate Army from Mississippi to Virginia. Included is a list of deaths, discharges, and desertions for the Guards. Collection includes two transcripts, one of which is heavily annotated.

Dates: 1861 - 1862
Found in: Manuscripts

Thomas J. Wilkins Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-302
Scope and Contents

Diary of Wilkins of the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company E (Prairie Guards), who enlisted from Brooksville, Mississippi, and was wounded and in prison at the time of the writing of the diary in 1864.

Dates: 1864
Found in: Manuscripts

Daniel Williams Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-20
Abstract

The Daniel Williams family papers document the history of the family from 1823 to 1966, most notably Campbell “Cammie” Williams and his brother, Mims Williams. The papers consist of correspondence, Civil War tax documents, bills and account statements, contracts, newspaper clippings, genealogical material, essays, poetry, cards, and miscellany.

Dates: 1823 - 1966
Found in: Manuscripts