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Size | 25 items |
Abstract | A Civil War scrapbook compiled by Kern, a member of the 13th Virginia Regiment, C.S.A, including descriptions and a few carefully executed drawings (one colored) by him of scenes from prison life at Johnson's Island, Ohio, Camp Chase, Ohio, and Point Lookout, Md., playbills for a play produced by Confederate prisoners, a colored drawing of his home in Romney, Va., and diary entries (transcribed?) by him describing his Civil War experiences; and letters from Kern, 1860-1864, discussing family and military matters. |
Creator | Kern, Joseph Mason, b. 1842. |
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: Kathryn Michaelis, October 2009
Updated by: Laura Hart, January 2021
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A Civil War scrapbook compiled by Kern, a member of the 13th Virginia Regiment, C.S.A, including descriptions and a few carefully executed drawings (one colored) by him of scenes from prison life at Johnson's Island, Ohio, Camp Chase, Ohio, and Point Lookout, Md., playbills for a play produced by Confederate prisoners, a colored drawing of his home in Romney, Va., and diary entries (transcribed?) by him describing his Civil War experiences; and letters from Kern, 1860-1864, discussing family and military matters.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Enclosures from scrapbook |
Folder 2 |
Scrapbook |
Folder 3 |
Letters, 1860-1864 |
Reel 1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1860-1865 |