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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09320 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents: Miscellaneous Dates |
| Title | Diary of Thomas B. Hilliard, private in 50th Pennsylvania Infantry |
| Date | 1864-1865 |
| Author | Hilliard, Thomas B. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | [Blank entries not scanned] Diary of private in 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, with entries from Sept. 1864 through June 1865, encompassing the close of the war: "Today the election took place for President of the United States everything moved off quietly majority for Lincoln in the 50th Regiment.... news of Sheridan's victory on the left rebels still retreating... [April 1865] a great talk of peace...2000 prisoners taken to City Point...considerable talk about the death of Lincoln." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Diary Union Forces Prisoner of War Election President Assassination Lincoln Assassination Appomattox Military History |
| People | Hilliard, Thomas B. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 50th Pennsylvania Infantry |