Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Samuel J. Gibson diary and correspondence, 1864 |
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Inclusive 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 website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000053. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available. Transcription datasets from the Samuel J. Gibson Diary and Correspondence are available online at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcdatasets.2019667238. |