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Abstract | Arthur L. Van Vleck (died 1863) was a Union soldier with the 126th Ohio Infantry serving chiefly in West Virginia and Maryland near Harpers Ferry, circa October 1862-July 1863. The collection is a contemporary handwritten transcription of a diary (actually, an account in installments) of Van Vleck, circa October 1862-July 1863. The account was sent by Van Vleck to his aunt and then transcribed by "sister Lou." It describes camp life, marches, and fighting, in some detail, and is particularly concerned with prayer and worship. |
Creator | Van Vleck, Arthur L., d. 1863. |
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, April 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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Arthur L. Van Vleck (died 1863) was a Union soldier with the 126th Ohio Infantry serving chiefly in West Virginia and Maryland near Harpers Ferry, circa October 1862-July 1863.
Back to TopThe collection is a contemporary handwritten transcription of a diary (actually, an account in installments) of Van Vleck, a soldier with the 126th Ohio Infantry serving chiefly in West Virginia and Maryland near Harpers Ferry, circa October 1862-July 1863. The account was sent by Van Vleck to his aunt and then transcribed by "sister Lou." It describes camp life, marches, and fighting, in some detail, and is particularly concerned with prayer and worship.
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