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Abstract | William Patterson (fl. 1863-1864) was a Federal soldier from near Athens, Ohio. The collection is a typed transcription (83 p.) of the diary of William Patterson while serving with the United States quartermaster and commissary service in Berkeley County, W. Va., and in the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, September 1863-July 1864. The diary is chiefly concerned with camp life, behind-the-lines activity, and General David Hunter's invasion of the Shenandoah Valley. |
Creator | Patterson, William, fl. 1863-1864. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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William Patterson (fl. 1863-1864), from near Athens, Ohio, was a federal soldier with the United States quartermaster and commissary service in Berkeley County, W. Va., and in the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, September 1863-July 1864.
Back to TopThe collection is a typed transcription (83 p.) of the diary of William Patterson while a federal soldier with United States quartermaster and commissary service in Berkeley County, W. Va., and in the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, September 1863-July 1864. The diary is chiefly concerned with camp life, behind-the-lines activity, and General David Hunter's invasion of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Diary transcription, William Patterson, 1863-1864 |