Diary of a Confederate Soldier

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{"value"=>"MssCol 4828", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"4828", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Diary of a Confederate Soldier"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1864-1865", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1864/1865"}

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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".08 linear ft. (1 vol.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1864

date_inclusive_end

1865

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Diary of an anonymous Confederate soldier written from August 1864 through August 1865. Meticulously dated and written with fine penmanship, the diary recounts a year in the life of a soldier. It begins near Petersburg, Virginia and concludes near Harrisonberg(?). The diary records first-hand narrative accounts of day-to-day activities and includes observations on battles, illnesses, orders from generals and weather conditions, the reelection of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, and Lee's surrender at Appomatox.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 94M9"}

{"date"=>"03/16/1994", "source"=>"Gettleman, Marvin, E", "address"=>"Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201", "method"=>"Gift", "extent"=>".08 o", "value"=>"Gift, Gettleman, Marvin, E, 03/16/1994"}

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1864

prefercite

{"value"=>"Diary of a Confederate Soldier, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>" Diary of an anonymous Confederate soldier written from August 1864 through August 1865. Meticulously dated and written with fine penmanship, the diary recounts a year in the life of a soldier. It begins near Petersburg, Virginia and concludes near Harrisonberg(?). The diary records first-hand narrative accounts of day-to-day activities and includes observations on battles, illnesses, orders from generals and weather conditions, the reelection of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, and Lee's surrender at Appomatox.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.08 linear feet (1 vol.)

date_start

1864

date_end

1865

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