Diary, Peter Reeder Fortney, 1865
Diary kept from January to August 1865 while serving in Company E of the 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment in the Union Army. It includes a record of Peter Reeder Fortney's participation in the Union campaign to capture Mobile, Alabama, in April 1865. He also describes his company's...
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| Online Access: | http://purl.lib.ua.edu/185806 |
| Summary: | Diary kept from January to August 1865 while serving in Company E of the 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment in the Union Army. It includes a record of Peter Reeder Fortney's participation in the Union campaign to capture Mobile, Alabama, in April 1865. He also describes his company's move to Galveston, Texas, where they stayed in June and July 1865, and lists his clothing costs for July and August. |
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