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Henry Sylvanus Adams diary
- Title
- Henry Sylvanus Adams diary, 1862-1863.
- Author
- Adams, Henry Sylvanus, 1842-1883.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 13 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Dunning, Eben P.
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- This diary was kept by Henry Sylvanus Adams, adjutant of the 41st Regiment of the Massachusetts Infantry and later lieutenant of the 3rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Cavalry, from November 21, 1862 through November 14, 1863. Entries cover the period of his departure from New York with General Nathaniel P. Banks for New Orleans on December 3, 1862, and his service in the Department of the Gulf until his resignation. The diary is accompanied by a list of clothing issued by Adjutant Adams to the non commissioned staff of the 3rd Regiment Massachusetts cavalry from October 9, 1862 to October 30, 1863; a list of casualties in the 3rd Regiment from February-November 1863; a consolidated morning report of the 3rd Regiment from November 14, 1863; a soldier's letter written by Eben P. Dunning on September 29, 1863; and a lithographed view of Camp Brightwood.
- Subjects
- United States > Army > Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1863-1865)
- Lithographs
- Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
- New Orleans (La.)
- Diaries
- Soldiers > Diaries
- Adams, Henry Sylvanus, 1842-1883 > Diaries
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Casualties
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- United States > Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Army > Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 41st (1862-1863)
- Camp Brightwood (Washington, D.C.)
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Lithographs.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 13
- OCLC
- 751997012
- Author
- Adams, Henry Sylvanus, 1842-1883.
- Title
- Henry Sylvanus Adams diary, 1862-1863.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Added Author
- Dunning, Eben P.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 13