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Diary of William Riley Blakeslee: 1863

MLA citation style
W. R. Blakeslee. Diary Of William Riley Blakeslee: 1863. no date. 1863.
APA citation style
Blakeslee, W. R. (1863). Diary of William Riley Blakeslee: 1863. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A244214
Chicago citation style
William Riley Blakeslee. “Diary Of William Riley Blakeslee: 1863”, Chester County History Center - William Riley Blakeslee Diary Collection, 1863. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A244214.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Diary of William Riley Blakeslee: 1863

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Diaries
Daily life
Surgeons
Finance, Personal

Description

Blakeslee's description of marches near Falmouth, Virginia from January to March, and activities at Camp Muhlenberg near Reading, Pennsylvania and Camp Cook near Scranton, Pennsylvania from July to August of 1863. Entries include observations of fellow officers, daily news/events, and visits back to his home in Coatesville. Entries dating from September 9 onward include recollections and notes of daily activities from the previous year.

Creator

Blakeslee, William Riley, 1822-1909

Date

1863

Location Covered

Coatesville (Pa.)
Falmouth (Va.)
Reading (Pa.)
Scranton (Pa.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Diaries

Digital Format

application/pdf

Identifier

MS3380

Language

eng

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contributing Institution

Chester County History Center

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.