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1865 Diary of George Benton Arnold

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1865 Diary of George Benton Arnold

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Title: 1865 Diary of George Benton Arnold

Collection Number: MS 61-25

Scope and Content: Diary of George Benton Arnold dated 1865. In this diary, he describes the weather, skirmishes, Battle of Fort Steadman (March 25), the Capture of Petersburg (April 2), the capture of General Lee, the assassination of President Lincoln, and his discharge.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Diary

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 20th Michigan Infantry

Subject: regimental history

Subject: weather

Subject: skirmish

Subject: Battle of Fort Steadman

Subject: Fort Steadman, Battle of, Petersburg, Va., 1865

Subject: discharge

Subject Name: Arnold, George Benton

Subject Name: Robert E. Lee

Subject Name: Lincoln, Abraham

Inclusive Dates: 1865

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Arnold, George B. Dexter. Enlisted in company D, Twentieth Infantry, Aug. 9, 1862, at Dexter, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Aug. 18, 1862. Corporal June 2, 1864. Sergeant June 6, 1864. First Sergeant Nov. 1, 1864. Sergeant Major Feb. 4, 1865. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, company D, May 17, 1865. Commissioned First Lieutenant and Adjutant to rank from March 11, 1865. Mustered out and honorably discharged at DeLaney House, D.C., May 30, 1865.

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