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This collection consists of various letters from Darwin Babbitt to his parents, dating from Jan. 21, 1864 to Mar. 20, 1864. The collection also includes letters to S.A. Babbitt concerning his son's capture and as a prisoner, ca. July 1864; discharge papers of Darwin Babbitt of the 5th Michigan Cavalry, June 1865, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and copied pages from Soldier's and sailor's almanac for 1865 with marginal notes relating to Babbitt being taken prisoner.

This collection consists of the diary of Darwin H. Babbitt, a private in the 5th Michigan Cavalry, Co. K. The diary discusses daily events through May 27, 1864, including reviews by Generals Meade, Custer, Grant and Sheridan, and movements through Richmond, Yorktown, Alexandria, and Fairfax, Virginia. 

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