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Catalog Number |
24525 |
Object Name |
Diary |
Scope & Content |
A hardcover diary that was kept by Eleazer A. Webber (1838 - 1864) from 7 October 1862 - 31 December 1862. He was the son of Eleazer W. and Huldah (Dodge) Webber. His stepfather was Captain Thomas Patterson, an argonaut of '49. Webber enlisted as a private in Company G, 23rd Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in December 1861. He was wounded and captured at Drewry's Bluff on 16 May 1864. He died as a prisoner of war at Andersonville on 12 September 1864. See also the typescript by Elinor Spiller, stored in Box 6 |
Dates of Creation |
7 October 1862 - 31 December 1862 |
Title |
Diary, Kept by Eleazer Webber |
People |
Webber, Eleazer Raymond, John Patterson, Thomas |
Search Terms |
diary military Civil War |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
24525 |
Date |
1862 |