George S. Smith diary
The Civil War diary of George S. Smith, a sergeant in Company C of the 48th Ohio Regiment, covers his service in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas from October 1863 to November 1865. It contains entries describing battles in Louisiana and Alabama. Smith was involved in attacks on...
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Documents United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 48th (1861-1865). Company C; Freedmen--Texas--Galveston--1860-1870; diaries |
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The Civil War diary of George S. Smith, a sergeant in Company C of the 48th Ohio Regiment, covers his service in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas from October 1863 to November 1865. It contains entries describing battles in Louisiana and Alabama. Smith was involved in attacks on Ft. Blakely and Spanish Fort, Alabama. In addition, his entries chronicle the surrender of Mobile and a magazine explosion in that city on 25 May 1865, which caused significant loss of life and damage to buildings and ships docked in Mobile Bay. His diary also describes his duties in Galveston, Texas, where he guarded a Freedmen's camp, and contains lists of expenses, letters received and written, and battles in which he participated. George S. Smith was possibly from Highland County, Ohio.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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George S. Smith diarySmith, George S. (Author)Text1863; 1864; 1865engelectronic; image/jpeg; 1 diary ; 35 pagesThe Civil War diary of George S. Smith, a sergeant in Company C of the 48th Ohio Regiment, covers his service in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas from October 1863 to November 1865. It contains entries describing battles in Louisiana and Alabama. Smith was involved in attacks on Ft. Blakely and Spanish Fort, Alabama. In addition, his entries chronicle the surrender of Mobile and a magazine explosion in that city on 25 May 1865, which caused significant loss of life and damage to buildings and ships docked in Mobile Bay. His diary also describes his duties in Galveston, Texas, where he guarded a Freedmen's camp, and contains lists of expenses, letters received and written, and battles in which he participated. George S. Smith was possibly from Highland County, Ohio.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 48th (1861-1865). Company C; Freedmen--Texas--Galveston--1860-1870; diariesUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Fort Blakely, Alabama--Siege,1865; Spanish Fort (Ala.), Battle of, 1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans; Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865The University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsGeorge S. Smith diary, 1863-1865Box 1058, Folder 4u0003_0001607_0000001http://purl.lib.ua.edu/31339https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/1961Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17336coll50/id/661 |
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George S. Smith diary |
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