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Abstract | Benjamin F. White was a second lieutenant, Company F, 6th North Carolina Regiment, who served in Virginia, July-October 1861. The collection includes the diary of Benjamin F. White containing a detailed narrative of events, with comments and reflections, including discussion of the Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), 21 July 1861. Topics discussed include diseases that killed many in the regiment, preaching and baptizing, gambling, and other aspects of camp life. |
Creator | White, Benjamin F., fl. 1861. |
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, January 2009
Updated by: Laura Hart, July 2021
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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Benjamin F. White was a second lieutenant, Company F, 6th North Carolina Regiment, who served in Virginia, July-October 1861.
Back to TopThe collection includes the diary kept by Benjamin F. White while serving in Virginia, July-October 1861. The diary contains a detailed narrative of events, with comments and reflections, including discussion of the Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), 21 July 1861. Topics discussed include diseases that killed many in the regiment, preaching and baptizing, gambling, and other aspects of camp life.
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DiaryIncludes original finding aid. |
Reel M-3782/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1861 |