Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.

Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.

Harris served as a private in Company F of the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which occupied Decatur, Alabama in 1865. He enrolled at Terre Haute, Indiana, on February 15, 1865 at the age of twenty. Harris records his experiences as a soldier and traces his journey south to Decatur. Harris was dis...

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Main Author: Harris, George Washington
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Published: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
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collection George Washington Harris Civil War Diary
building University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
publisher University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
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Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.
Harris, George Washington
fulltopic Documents
Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 149th (1865)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Moulton (Ala.)
Lawrence County (Ala.)
Danville (Ala.)
Decatur (Ala.)
Morgan County (Ala.)
description Harris served as a private in Company F of the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which occupied Decatur, Alabama in 1865. He enrolled at Terre Haute, Indiana, on February 15, 1865 at the age of twenty. Harris records his experiences as a soldier and traces his journey south to Decatur. Harris was discharged on September 27, 1865. The transcription includes a key to the cipher that Harris sometimes used, as well as notes and clarifications in brackets and parentheses. Also included are the complete lyrics to the Union song "Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag," part of which Harris records in an entry here.
spelling Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.Harris, George WashingtonAlabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--AssassinationUnited States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 149th (1865)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesMoulton (Ala.)Lawrence County (Ala.)Danville (Ala.)Decatur (Ala.)Morgan County (Ala.)Harris served as a private in Company F of the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which occupied Decatur, Alabama in 1865. He enrolled at Terre Haute, Indiana, on February 15, 1865 at the age of twenty. Harris records his experiences as a soldier and traces his journey south to Decatur. Harris was discharged on September 27, 1865. The transcription includes a key to the cipher that Harris sometimes used, as well as notes and clarifications in brackets and parentheses. Also included are the complete lyrics to the Union song "Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag," part of which Harris records in an entry here. 1865DiariesTranscriptsloc_harr_001_185_transcripthttp://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/520http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/files/original/37/520/loc_harr_001_185_transcript.pdfGeorge Washington Harris Civil War DiaryUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, AlabamaenThis 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 the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections 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.
title Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.
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