Diary kept by Henry F. Wilson while serving as a private in the Mobile Rifles, Company K of the 3rd Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.

Diary kept by Henry F. Wilson while serving as a private in the Mobile Rifles, Company K of the 3rd Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.

The first few entries were written before the war; they discuss Wilson's work as a clerk in a cotton house and his social life in Mobile. Most of the diary, however, focuses on his military service during the Civil War. He describes camp life and his fellow soldiers; troop movements through Vir...

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Diary kept by Henry F. Wilson while serving as a private in the Mobile Rifles, Company K of the 3rd Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.
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Wilson, Henry F. (Henry Felix), b.1837; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Social life and customs; Business and finance--Alabama; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description The first few entries were written before the war; they discuss Wilson's work as a clerk in a cotton house and his social life in Mobile. Most of the diary, however, focuses on his military service during the Civil War. He describes camp life and his fellow soldiers; troop movements through Virginia; battles in which he was involved (including Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Winchester, and the Wilderness Campaign; and travel and social life in Alabama just after the end of the war. Dates for the year 1860 are printed on the pages of the diary, but Wilson ignored them; pages that he left blank are not included here.
spelling Diary kept by Henry F. Wilson while serving as a private in the Mobile Rifles, Company K of the 3rd Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.The first few entries were written before the war; they discuss Wilson's work as a clerk in a cotton house and his social life in Mobile. Most of the diary, however, focuses on his military service during the Civil War. He describes camp life and his fellow soldiers; troop movements through Virginia; battles in which he was involved (including Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Winchester, and the Wilderness Campaign; and travel and social life in Alabama just after the end of the war. Dates for the year 1860 are printed on the pages of the diary, but Wilson ignored them; pages that he left blank are not included here.1860 April -1865 May1860-041860-1869Wilson, Henry F. (Henry Felix), b.1837; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama--Social life and customs; Business and finance--Alabama; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextDiariesWilson, Henry F.Henry F. Wilson Mobile Rifles diary and notebookSPR333v6513Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3872
title Diary kept by Henry F. Wilson while serving as a private in the Mobile Rifles, Company K of the 3rd Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.
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