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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3 items) |
| Abstract | Julius A. Lineback of Haw River and Winston-Salem, N.C., was a member of the marching band attached to the 26th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. The collection consists of three volumes relating to Julius A. Lineback. Included are Lineback's wartime diary, about 200 pages; an expanded version of that diary, with photographs and drawings, including sketches made in the field by regimental artist, Alexander C. Meinung, materials relating to reunions and other activities of Confederate veterans, and other scrapbook material added by Lineback, probably after 1900, about 390 pages; and a third volume containing extracts from the expanded diary, which were published in the " Winston-Salem Sentinel" in 1914. This last volume also contains North Carolina and Confederate currency issued during the Civil War. In the various versions of the diary, Lineback discussed, in some detail, movements of his regiment; camp life; engagements with Federal troops, including the Battle of Gettysburg; care of battle casualties, band members also functioning as medical aids; musical activities of the band; and other related matters. |
| Creator | Lineback, J. A. (Julius Augustus), 1834-1930. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, April 1990
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Laura Hart, March 2021
While inner pages of the volumes are in good shape, bindings are fragile and should be handled with extreme care.
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Biographical Information
Julius A. Lineback, fl. 1860s-1920s, of Haw River, N.C., was a member of the marching band attached to the 26th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. Early entries in Lineback's diary indicate that he was probably involved in milling before the Civil War. After the war, he worked in the Salem Moravian land office. The Lineback family was prominent in the 1880s fruit preservation and packing.
The marching band was formed in the Moravian settlement in Old Salem, N.C., under Sam T. Mickey, with permission of then-Colonel Zebulon B. Vance. It went into service on 5 March 1862. Members of the band served throughout the war, providing entertainment and moral support for troops in the field and, on occasional furloughs home, attempting to raise the spirits of the folks back in North Carolina. On one of these furloughs, the band played at former-Colonel Vance's gubernatorial inauguration. It is clear from Lineback's diary that the duties of band members extended beyond providing music; they frequently assisted in post-battle clean-up operations, helping in the transport of the wounded and the burying of the dead.
Band members were taken as prisoners in northern Virginia on 5 April 1865. Two days after being incarcerated at Petersburg, Va., news of the end of hostilities resulted in speedy end to their captivity.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of three volumes relating to Julius A. Lineback of Haw River and Winston-Salem, N.C., who was a member of the marching band attached to the 26th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. Included are Lineback's wartime diary, about 200 pages; an expanded version of that diary, with photographs and drawings, including sketches made in the field by regimental artist, Alexander C. Meinung, materials relating to reunions and other activities of Confederate veterans, and other scrapbook material added by Lineback, probably after 1900, about 390 pages; and a third volume containing extracts from the expanded diary, which were published in the " Winston-Salem Sentinel" in 1914. This last volume also contains North Carolina and Confederate currency issued during the Civil War. In the various versions of the diary, Lineback discussed, in some detail, movements of his regiment; camp life; engagements with Federal troops, including the Battle of Gettysburg; care of battle casualties, band members also functioning as medical aids; musical activities of the band; and other related matters.
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J.A. Lineback Papers, circa 1861-1863; 1914.
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Volume 1: Pocket diary, circa 1861-1863About 200 pages. Small diary belonging to Julius A. Lineback. The diary was printed for use in 1861, but entries reach at least through 1863. Diary entries tend to be cursory; they were greatly expanded in the version found in volumes 2 and 3. |
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Volume 2: Diary in narrative form, circa 1862-1928About 390 pages. Greatly expanded narrative version of diary entries in volume 1. Chiefly consisting of handwritten entries documenting Lineback's Civil War activities, this volume also contains pasted-in letters (including orders from Colonel Zebulon B. Vance), band concert notices, printed copies of photographs, and pressed flowers and grasses. Also included are copies of sketches made in the field by the regimental artist A.C. Meinung, some of which have been hand colored. Many ribbons commemorating post-war reunions of the regiment appear at the end of the volume as do numerous newspaper clippings containing patriotic stories. |
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Volume 3: Scrapbook, circa 1914About 200 pages. Volume inscribed to Clarence T. Lineback from his father, Julius A. Lineback, containing "Extracts from a Civil War Diary," printed by the Winston- Salem Sentinel on 13 June 1914. These extracts were taken from the polished version of Lineback's diary, volume 2 of this collection. Also included are six pages of paper currency issued by the state of North Carolina and by the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. |
| Reel M-4547/1 |
Microfilm copy of portions of the collection |