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Edmond Hamby and Henry Bade Civil War diary, 1861 - 1863

 File — Box: 9
Identifier: MSS-SM 064

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a diary as well as transcriptions. It also includes photocopies of several newspaper clippings about Henry Bade; a photocopy of the article “From Salt Form to Chickamauga: Champaign County Soldiers in the Civil War” by Robert H. Behrens; and a photocopy of “Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, Volume II 1861-1866” revised by Brigadier General J. N. Reece. This diary is from a soldier(s) in Company K, 25th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers. The minimal documentation held by the repository indicates that the diary was started by one soldier and finished by another, either Edmond Hamby or Henry Bade as the handwriting changes significantly in July 1862. The contents tell of the everyday life of a soldier stationed in Missouri fighting for the Union Army, including the different marches they had to do each day. The collection also contains lists of each soldier in Company K and their rank.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1863

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. When requesting access to a small collection, please include the File Identifier (eg. MSS-SM ###) in your request.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Rose Marie Lambert Ferguson donated this collection to Butler University Libraries circa 1992.

Related Materials

James Alexander Hanlin Civil War Letters, 1863-1864, MSS-SM 006, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Eaton Family Civil War Letters, 1862-1864, MSS-SM 007, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Matthias Davis Papers, 1861-1933, MSS-SM 025, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Repository Details

Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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