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- Creator
- Eder, Franz
- Call number
- MssCol 891
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Language
- Primarily German, with some English, Greek, and Latin
- Preferred Citation
- Franz Eder diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
These pocket diaries (2 vols.) were kept in 1863 and 1865 by Franz or Francis Eder (born Benno Wohlgemuth, at Wolfsberg in Carinthia), during which time he served as a private in the U. S. Army, Company A and Company D, 119th Regiment, New York, Volunteers. Eder had enlisted in New York City on June 17, 1862 and was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky on July 10, 1865. Entries are in German, and in the reverse of the 1863 diary are the words of a soldier's song in English, along with Greek and Latin quotations
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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