Private, Co. B, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry. Diary purchased in 2005. Posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library. Transcribed by Mary Roy Edwards. Additional information on Hichborn appreciated.The University of Virginia Library reserves the right to decline to post a comment or to discontinue the comments feature at any time.
The Special Collections Dept. of the University of Virginia Library holds over 25 Civil War diaries and thousands of letters of both Union and Confederate soldiers. Noted holdings include letters of Robert E. Lee, papers of "Gray Ghost" John S. Mosby and Confederate Generals Thomas L. Rosser, Elisha F. "Bull" Paxton, and Philip St. George Cocke, and William S. Hillyer of Ulysses Grant's staff.
Clear and warm was relieved this morn by 83rd Penn got to camp about ten Oclock orders to have an inspection at four Oclock was inspected by Maj Ellis Spears Hughs Beck [?]
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