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- Creator
- Holmes, Philip W., 1836-1906
- Call number
- MssCol 1425
- Physical description
- .31 linear feet (2 volumes)
- Preferred Citation
- Philip W. Holmes diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Diary of Philip W. Holmes, April 9-30, 1861, kept while a member of the 13th New York Regiment, Co. G. Joined regiment in New York, was stationed in Annapolis and Baltimore on a guard duty. Gives minute details of army and camp life including descriptions of fellow soldiers, food, recreation, daily routine, and attitude of Maryland residents toward them. Some descriptions of Annapolis and Baltimore. Collection includes original volume and transcript made by his daughter
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328