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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00794 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | George H. Butler's Diary for 1865 |
| Date | 1 January 1865-24 July 1865 |
| Author | Butler, George H. (fl. 1865) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Autograph manuscript signed of George H. Butler, who served in G Company, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps. Signed and dated 28 January 1865 on free front endpaper. Discusses the march through the Carolinas and the destruction it caused. Describes Negroes helping Union POWs (February 8); innocent Rebel prisoner shot in retaliation for Union death (March 2); mention of enemy in Union uniform (March 5); 300-500 “hombly” women in a cotton factory (March 11); Battle of Bentonville (March 20); rumors of Johnston’s surrender (April 12, 15, 16); news of Lincoln’s assassination along with Seward and son (April 17); Grant, Sherman, Mead, Stanton go to accept Johnston’s surrender (April 26); news that Booth has been shot (May 5); Sherman “breaks down” when mentioning McPherson during speech (July 4). |
| Subjects | African American History Assassination Battle Infantry Union Forces Soldier's Diary Military History Civil War Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Atrocity Prisoner of War Death Death Penalty Spying Military Uniforms Women's History Industry Cotton Surrender Lincoln Assassination Lincoln's Cabinet Criminals and Outlaws Union General Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America |
| People | Butler, George H. (fl. 1865) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | [various places] |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Women in American History |
| 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 |
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