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Open book Ferdinand Hercher diary, 1861-1862

Title Diary

Creator Hercher, Ferdinand, 1861-1862

Date 1861-1862

Place Illinois, United States, Iowa--Burlington, Arkansas, Missouri

Language English

Subjects United States, Pea Ridge, Battle of, Ark., 1862, Soldiers

Summary Diary kept by Ferdinand Hercher of Burlington, Iowa, from Oct. 12, 1861 to April 3, 1862, while a soldier in Company C of the 36th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. Hercher's "daybook" contains descriptions in both brown ink and pencil of the marches and encampments he experienced in Missouri and Arkansas. He includes comments on the weather, the camp food, clothing (or the lack thereof), illnesses and hardships, the friends who have died, and the people back home in Burlington, Iowa, with whom he corresponds, especially Mary C. Marriott. The entries for March 7-8, 1862 provide a first-hand account of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Last leaf is a makeshift check, dated Feb. 10, 1862 in Lebanon [Mo.], to Rev. Andrews, payable from funds owed to Hercher by S.J. Loftus. Other miscellaneous notes on the front and back endpapers are Hercher's lists of addresses and correspondence, and his financial accounts.

Extent [51] leaves, bound ; 16 cm

Format Diaries, Personal narratives, Sources, Manuscripts

User-Contributed Transcription [front cover]

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

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Call Number Midwest MS 258

BibID 991705378805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2560px × 3859px 56.57 MB

Filename 991705378805867_midwest_ms_0258_000001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12X4S8

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