Title:
1864-01-19 Transcription of the diary of Ferdinand S. Petway
Collection Number:
MS 70-19
Scope and Content:
Transcription of the diary of Ferdinand S. Petway. The diary covers January 19, 1864- November 7, 1864. In the diary, Petway fervently speaks on the Confederate Army,his opinions on the southern society should the Union win, his negative opinions of Union citizens, slavery, the Battle of Franklin, Tenn, Sherman, Grant, Lincoln, the Presidential Election of 1864, and Henry Ward Beecher. Date of transcription unknown.
Language:
english
Type of Resource:
Text
Genre:
Diary
Digital Origin:
Reformatted Digital
Subject:
American Civil War
Subject:
non-enlisted men
Subject:
Methodist minister
Subject:
Methodist
Subject:
religion
Subject:
Confederate Army
Subject:
southern society
Subject:
slavery
Subject:
Battle of Franklin
Subject:
Presidential Election of 1864
Subject Name:
Petway, Ferdinand S.
Subject Name:
Sherman, William Tecumseh
Subject Name:
Grant, Ulysses S.
Subject Name:
Lincoln, Abraham
Subject Name:
Beecher, Henry Ward
Inclusive Dates:
January 19, 1864 - November 7, 1864
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.
