Diaries kept by William Lowery from 1862 to 1863, while serving as a lieutenant of the 20th Alabama Infantry.

Lowery was a second lieutenant in Co. D, 20th Alabama Infantry Regiment and was from Bibb County, Alabama. In the diaries he discusses camp life (including supplies, weather, social life, visiting family members, and the troops); the movement into Kentucky and evaluation of the secession sentiment t...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/5206
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Summary:Lowery was a second lieutenant in Co. D, 20th Alabama Infantry Regiment and was from Bibb County, Alabama. In the diaries he discusses camp life (including supplies, weather, social life, visiting family members, and the troops); the movement into Kentucky and evaluation of the secession sentiment there; Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; and movements and action around Vicksburg, Mississippi.