Manuscripts

Diary of an officer in Company M, 24th Infantry Regiment

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Description: The diary gives a detailed account of the activities of the regiment, while stationed in the Philippines, including: officer training and classes, discipline, discharges and military trials, leisure activities including baseball (he mentions Wilbur Rogan who later played in the Negro Leagues and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1998). The author also writes about trips to Batangas, cholera outbreaks, and various conflicts around the world during the beginning of the First World War.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1914.
Call number: mssHM 84008
Provenance: Purchased from William Reese Company, March 2021.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Muster rolls of companies B and F of the 24th U.S. Infantry

Manuscripts

The muster rolls, each measuring 53 x 81 cm, were kept when the regiment was stationed on the Texas-Mexico border of the Rio Grande Valley in 1874. The documents record information such as pay, duties, discharges, health, and some genealogical information of troop members.

mssHM 83978

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William Henry Harrison, headquarters Franklinton, Ohio, letter to Colonel Richard M. Johnson, Fort Winchester :

Manuscripts

Harrison is sending reports of the recent War of 1812 victory at Lake Ontario and instructions for movements into Michigan, particularly regarding troop actions and discipline. He also sends updates on supplies and information about his planned movements.

mssHM 23005

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Homer A. Parmelee diary

Manuscripts

In his diary, Homer A. Parmelee writes of his experiences as a Union recruit during the American Civil War. On October 7, 1862, he writes that he has been sworn into Union service. In the next entries, he describes his experiences training in New York, then writes of his traveling by boat to the Mississippi River, where he was stationed at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, taking part in drills and standing watch. He describes his involvement during the siege of Port Hudson, where he was wounded in the arm on May 27, 1863. He was transported to a Baton Rouge hospital, where he writes of his discovery and receiving daily news of the ongoing conflict. He writes of his return to duty several weeks later, and he was pleased to receive his discharge in July 1863. He describes his journey home, where he was part of a group of returning soldiers welcomed by a large crowd. The final entries document Parmelee's ensuing activities, mostly concerned with his doing odd jobs such as building chimneys and plastering, and records of his pay. Also included is a hand-drawn map of an unspecified battle site, and what appears to be a table of locations visited and distances traveled.

mssHM 79380

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M. Brown letter to "My Dear Sir,"

Manuscripts

This letter, written from Valparaiso, Chile is dated March 7, 1849. M. Brown wrote it on board the USS Independence to a former shipmate aboard the USS Ohio stationed in San Francisco Bay. In the letter, Brown discusses difficulties in Chile, life aboard Commodore Shubrick's vessel, naval politics and news from the rest of the fleet in the Pacific.

mssHM 81273

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Anonymous diary of an officer

Manuscripts

The contents of this autograph journal contains important and interesting events relating to Cartagena, Havana, and Vera Cruz. In addition, there is a lengthy account of the Spanish expedition against Georgia and Carolina in 1742.

mssHM 237

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Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers of the 22nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (1864-1865). 35 items

Manuscripts

The collection is made up of diaries, correspondence, military-related documents, and photographs all pertaining to Graybill's service in the Union Army. The folders are arranged in chronological order, followed by the cartes-de-visite and ephemera.

mssHM 77665-77756

Diary of an officer in Company M, 24th Infantry Regiment

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