Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
1973
Abstract
Typescript of a civil war diary kept by Sgt. S.D. Wesson, Company K, 8th Illinios Cavalry, from December 1, 1862 to July 17, 1864. Describes campaigns in Virginia: Richmond, Williamsburg, and Bull Run. Mentions seeing Abraham Lincoln and Franz Sigel.
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Accession Number
1973/11.0062
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Recommended Citation
S. D. Wesson Civil War Diary Transcript, 1862-1864, Accession No. 1973/11.0062, Special Collections Department, Marshall University, Huntington, WV.
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Comments
Span Dates: 1862-1864