1864-1865 Excerpts of the Civil War Diary of Charles Smith

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1864-1865 Excerpts of the Civil War Diary of Charles Smith

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Title: 1864-1865 Excerpts of the Civil War Diary of Charles Smith

Collection Number: MS 70-102

Scope and Content: Excerpts of the Civil War diary of Charles Smith. In the entries, he discusses food, the weather, death tolls, and general conditions of the prison camp at Salisbury, North Carolina. He also provides an account of the Battle of the Wilderness.

Language: English

Type of Resource: text

Genre: Correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 2nd Michigan Infantry

Subject: private

Subject: corporal

Subject: sergeant

Subject: Union Prisoners of War

Subject: Battle of the Wilderness

Subject: Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864

Subject: regimental history

Subject Name: Smith, Charles F.

Inclusive Dates: 1864-1865

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: Smith, Charles F. (Veteran), Wayne County. Enlisted in company E, Second Infantry, April 17, 1861 at Niles, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered May 25, 1861. Wounded in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Re-enlisted Dec. 31, 1863, at Blain's Cross Roads, Tenn. Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Corporal May 25, 1864. Wounded in action at Jackson, Miss., July 11, 1863. Wounded and taken prisoner near Petersburg, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. Returned to regiment April 24, 1865. Sergeant June 16, 1865. Mustered out at DeLaney House, D.C., July 28, 1865.

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