Manuscripts

Journal No. 2. [fair copy]

Description: Recorded topics include: Iuka, Sept. 19-20. Battle of Corinth, Oct. 3-4; pursuit to Ripley, Oct. 5-12; Capture of Ripley and Orizaba, Nov. 2. Also contains the poems "Battle of Corinth" and "After the Battle."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1862, Sept. 19 - Nov. 5
Call number: mssBakeroe
Creator: Baker, Obadiah Ethelbert (1838-1923)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Also discussed are family news, business and financial affairs; Baker's teaching experience and his brother's trip to California in 1876.
Provenance: Purchased at Argonaut Book Shop, July 1966.
Associated people: Baker, Melissa Dalton, (1844-1918.)
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