Samuel J. Gibson diary and correspondence, 1864

Collection Summary

Title	Samuel J. Gibson diary and correspondence, 1864
Span Dates	1864
ID No.	MSS5241
Creator	Gibson, Samuel J., 1833-1878
Extent	2 items
Extent	1 folder
Extent	.1 linear feet
Extent	1 microfilm reel
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms015002
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79005241
Summary	Union soldier. Diary kept by Gibson while serving with Company B, 103rd Pennsylvania Infrantry Regiment, U.S. Army. Documents the capture of the federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, and life as a prisoner of war both on the march and at Andersonville, Georgia, and Florence, South Carolina. Also includes a letter to his wife written from Andersonville Prison.
Online Content	The Samuel J. Gibson Diary and Correspondence are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000053.