Class Year
2011
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Description
The diary contains information on the activities of Robert Ridge during 1864, and the first two months of 1865. It contains daily entries, list of proverbs, important events and dates, mail sent, mail received, members of Company B 95th Illinois Volunteers, money sent home, clothing acquired, addresses, rations, and Army Corps commanders.
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Publication Date
October 2010
Keywords
Civil War, War Correspondence, Civil War Diary, McPherson Hospital, Vicksburg, Battle of Nashville, 14th Wisconsin, 95th Illinois
Disciplines
History | Military History | Oral History | Social History | United States History
Copyright Note
This finding aid appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Lester, Thomas P., "MS-116: 1864 Diary of Corporal Robert Ridge" (October 2010). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids. Special Collection and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
Document Type
Finding Aid
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