1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7cd4ed0e1beaf4b9ae009cba50ade649.jpg 493442efa84e0a01316c1571026c38c5 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ea1d55baacc1b717a6d0998473d24a0d.jpg 9b5ac48e0313684869057743c0b3b28b PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td></td><td> Jacob .W. Smiley And wife– Melissa Of Ellery Chautaugua Co New York</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/68f7cedc005b615f2820be66cfed2936.jpg 8ee9d837733229d892c513dc4d65a5e4 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a56791f689f04d3924dd416d989af77d.jpg fed4c3614be78b271b83ae06a9a1517b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-08-19 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td></td><td>Jacob W. Smiley Ellery Chautaugua County State of New York Aug. 19th. 1863 Jacob. Wallace Smileys Memorandum Book. Ellery County Chautaugua Co. N.Y.</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7b323cec4de31d8861aa6dcdfe350c5f.jpg c9ace09f6120ccf400a3d11357d2bedf PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td></td><td>Private Jacob .W. Smiley 9th Co N.Y. Sharp Shooter 1st Brig 1st Div 1st Army Corps Ellery Chaut, Co N.Y.</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b2fe5386115af19aa407b8e515e50cfe.jpg 7b7bba8f1ad3ece0a525c255b80fb667 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td></td><td>Jacob Wallace Smiley was drafted in Ellery Chautaugua Co. N.Y. on the 19th of August in the year. 1863. J.W. Smiley was exam –ined on the 10th of September 1863 and excepted J.W. Smiley reported for duty the 20th of September 1863 J.W. Smiley left dunkirk Sept 22th at eight oclock got to almira [Elmira, New York] about Six oclock 1863 distance about 130 miles</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/805a88ac29b0e6569bb9356f4aee3c3b.jpg 081946ffc7d07555082355cec225d29a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-10-04 1863-10-09 1863-10-10 1863-10-11 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>J.W. Smiley left almira at five oclock Sep 26th got to Rikers island Sep 27th 1863 315 miles J.W. Smiley left Rikers island Sept 30th 1863 Got at Alexandra [Alexandria, Virginia] At 3 oclock at three o,clock the 2th of October 1863, distance, 500 miles J.W. Smiley left, alex– andra October 3th 1863 Got to Cullpeper va [Culpeper, Virginia] at dark the same day, 1863. 55 mi marched till twelve o,clock at night then camped on the field for the first time with nothing under us but our blankets rested well</td><td>Sunday Oct 4th 63 Got in camp [?] the Rapidan River Friday Oct 9th 1863 Struck our tents for a march and are awaiting orders to start at 6 Saturday Oct 10th at 6 J struck tents in the morning marched about 2 miles stayed till noon heard some guns pitched our tents stayed till dark struck tents marched till 10 oclock at night distance 6 miles Sunday Oct 11, 1863 Started at noon and marched 15 miles by dark heard firing all the way in [?] but some times</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/bb70f712f6bbe38eb6f58bcd82bf5a79.jpg 3daee27bd527f31cdbcda4a11be3a23c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-10-12 1863-10-13 1863-10-14 1863-10-15 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>way got across the rapa –hanoc river just dark out our picket all night –Monday Oct 12th 1863 lying on the Rapahanoc river [Rappahannock River] at kellies ford drawed up in line of battle sun 2 hours high Left Rapahanoc at mid –night Oct 13th 1863 Got to warington junction Tuesday about 10 o,clock marched about 12 miles and are eating breakfast 2 o,clock are drawed up in line of battle awaiting an order [?] o,clocl started got to briston station at 9 oclock lay on the grounot till morning distance 11 miles</td><td>Wednesday Oct 14th 1863 Started to march at day light got to Centerville about half past three heard firing the most if the way I have just been up on the top of the nole whare we are can see whare they are a fighting it is about eight miles from here distance 10 miles Thursday Oct 15th 1863 Last night I slept under my tent for the first time since last friday night thurday 3 oclock the enemy has just began the atack it is about six miles from here</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0f340191b5087b515b4b174e5011bd85.jpg 2dea8d3a4149706c6994b2d8ae7b8cd9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-10-16 1863-10-17 1863-10-18 1863-10-19 1863-10-20 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Friday Centerville hights Va [Centreville Heights, Virginia] Oct 16 1863 Are having a hard rain began about noon to rain and rained till midnight Saturday Centreville hights Va Co. 17. 1863 Clear and warm had some fighting about noon about 6 miles off Sunday Centerville Hights Va Oct 16 1863 Morning all packed ready to start Sunday noon pited our tents for a stop rite whare they were this morning fivee oclock went to hear preaching. The meeting was held under a large yelow willow tree text Hebrew 12. Chapter 2 verse went to prayer meeting in the even –ing</td><td>Monday Oct 18, 1863. Left Centerville monday morning marched about 14 miles by 3 oclock roads rather mudy rained till most noon passed gang– ville and hay market on the way hay market [Haymarket, Virginia] is burnt it was burnt becaus a citizen killed a union soldier all of our company has gone for a battle but 4 they are left to guard the knapsaoks I undown can here the muskets and the men scream Tuesday Oct 20th 1863 Are lying near hay market Va left haymarket at Sundown marched 6 miles by 11 oclock went</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e78260dd42d1f4cfd7cd5b73f21df2b3.jpg 63d00958604bc6d2f5b187c5ffe7ab29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-10-21 1863-10-22 1863-10-23 1863-10-24 1863-10-25 1863-10-26 1863-10-27 1863-10-28 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>through thoroughfare gap the road awful some of the way lay on the side of the mountain till morning Wednesday Oct 21st 1863 Weather plesant moved 1 mile pitched tents for camp Thursday Oct 22th Va 1863 Lay in camp all day ehard wild geese flying over just above Friday Thoroughfare gap Va Oct 23rd 1863 Lay in camp began to rain just night rained all night Saturday Thoroughfare gap Va Oct 24th 1863 Began to march at 8 oclock past haymarket Ganesville [Gainesville, Virginia] bristoe Station got at brentsville</td><td>before dark got super went back within one mile of Bristoe station forded there [?] distance 21 miles rained all day lay under little oak trees till morning Sunday Bristow Station Va. [Bristoe Station] Oct 25th 1863 Warm and pleasant day in camp Monday Camp at Bristoe Station Va Oct 26th 1863 morn can har firing towards the Rapadan [Rapidan River] order to pack up at dark Tuesday Bristoe Station Va. Oct 27th 1863 had a hard frost last night lay in camp all day Wedesnday Bristoe Station Va. Oct 28th 1863 Lying in camp had potatoes for super first I have eat in 5 weeks</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6c4b2c32cef2086c59952efbafd28415.jpg e23f3a54ddc1362948bdceababa0fe42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-10-29 1863-10-30 1863-10-31 1863-11-01 1863-11-02 1863-11-03 1863-11-04 1863-11-05 1863-11-06 1863-11-07 1863-11-08 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Thursday Bristoe Station Oct 29th 1863 Lade out streate and fixed our tent in Military Style E Friday Bristoe Station Va Oct 20th 1863 Finished cleaning the streat in camp Saturday Bristoe Station Va Oct 31th 1863 began to rain just before day light Mustered for pay drawed a powder flask Sunday R.s. Va Nov 1, 1863 Went to meeting text 13. Cha, John 17. verse hard. frost morning Monday R.S. Va. Nov 2th 1863 Weather warm and pleasant Tuesday R.S. Va. Nov 3th 1863 Fair had two giving ball to day [?] guard Tuesday [?] Wednesday R.S. Va. Nov 4 1863 I stood guard Wednesday</td><td>Thursday. R.S. Va. Nov 5th 1863 Left Bristoe station. 3 oclock got within one mile of outlet station at 3 oclock at night. lay on the ground [??] Friday Cotlet. S. [Catlett Station] Va. Nov. 6th 63 Pitched our tents at noon Saturday C. S. Va. Nov 7th 1863 Left Cartlet Station [Catlett Station] at Six oclock pased Warington [Warrenton, Virginia] Junction on the way marched 12 miles began to fight about 3 oclock on the Rapahanock [Rappahannock River] got at Morisville [Morrisville, Virginia] at 4 oclock. Sunday, Morisville, Va, Nov8th 1863 Started about 1 oclock got to the Rappahanoc at kellies ford at noon went in camp at Brandy Station at dark distant 13 miles </td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d7c66ea9e95e434f008bb87cc46c80ae.jpg 315047022ad05fd823f5e01399a39429 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-11-09 1863-11-10 1863-11-11 1863-11-12 1863-11-13 1863-11-14 1863-11-15 1863-11-16 1863-11-17 1863-11-18 1863-11-19 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday Brandy Station Nov. 9th 1863 had a few inches of snow to day Left Brandy Station at 5 oclock got to Beverly’s ford at 8. pased Chapahanoe Station distance 8 miles Tuesday Beverly’s Ford Va, Nov 11th 1863. The blue ridge mountains are covered with snow moved about half a mile and pitched our tents Wednesday B.F. Va Nov 11th 1863 in the morning we almost a an inch thing whare we wash went Thursday B.F. Va, Nov, 12th, 1863 Went on picket at noon at Beverlys Ford Friday B.F. Va. nov. 13th 1863 came off picket at noon got pay to day $31.60 cents</td><td>Saturday, B.F. Va, Nov 14th 1863 began to rain just before thunderd and lighten awful rain so the water was four inches deep in the street at mine retook at night Sunday. B.F. Va, Nov 15th 1863 rained till eleven oclock began fighting about 10 on the rapadan went on picket at noon Monday B.F. Va, Nov 16th 1863 came off picket at noon had to gang of ball Tuesday B.F. Va. Nov, 17 1863 had inspection at 2 oclock went up to Rapphanoc Station with Leut Pickard. Wednesday B.F. Va Nov 18 1863 [?] and play at ball Thursday B.F. Nov 19 1863 day in camp had my clothes washed</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b0d9b3eaa3de616703c8b42e400ce748.jpg 04d9c05968ae3565f4fb5abf673fad60 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-11-20 1863-11-21 1863-11-22 1863-11-23 1863-11-24 1863-11-25 8163-11-26 1863-11-27 1863-11-28 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Friday, B.F. Va Nov 20th, 1863 went on [?] at Rapahanc Station digin down Rebel pits and fielding forty Saturday B.F. Va, Nov 21th 1863 lay in camp rained all day Stad camp guard from nine till twelve at night thru rain Sunday, B.F. Va Nov 22th 1863 had inspection to day Monday B.F. Va, Nov 23th 1863 Fill a picket. horse way sick horders to be redy to start at day high Tuesday, b.F. Va, nov, 24th, 1863 got knapsacks on for a start got orders to pitch tents began to rain at day light and till noon Wednesday B.F. Va, Nov, 25th 1863 put on the sick list to day Thursday, B.F. Va, Nov, 26th, 1863 Left Beverly’s Ford at Six oclock in the morning [??]</td><td>Rapahanoc Station and broad sun at union ford fell out and lay in the woods about two miles of [Meelvin?]traveling about fifteen miles Friday, Va Near the rapadan Va, Nov, 27, 1863 Crossed the rapadan caly ford at day light got break fast at [Meelvin?] Refs made a cavelry dash on one train about noon saw one man that was killed. one rebel killed camped at robinsons tavern distance 14 miles in camp at 10 o,clock Saturday Robinsons tavern Virginia Nov 8th 1863 left camp 3 o,clock throug out as kinnyhey began to rain about 9 o,clock began to fight about 10 o,clock vets throwed down shells whare we lay at night</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6546017204ced5ed8f88d5019bc7cc58.jpg 8b6e1b74a193b75dd674c479a21e9558 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-11-29 1863-11-30 1863-12-01 1863-12-02 1863-12-03 1863-12-04 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Robinsons Cross roads Sunday, R,T, Va, Nov, 19th 1863 both armies preparing for battle first brigade held a reserve Skirmishing going on, one and a while a canon fired Monday Robinsons C. R, Va, nov 30 1863 fighting comenced about nine o,clock twenty three of Arnold Company detailed to go out in front a skirmishing Marti & More wounded a flesh wound in the collar– preying all day Tuesday Robinsons, C, R Va Dec 1st 1863 ice frose last night half an inch thick in the brook. began to fall back about five o,clock went within one mile of the rapadan Stoped at eleven oclock in at ni ght distance twelve miles</td><td>Wednesday Germaina Ford [Germanna Ford], Va, Dec 2th 1863 Started at day light crossed the rapadan at Germaina ford got to Mitchels ford at three o,clock about seven miles Thursday Mitchels ford, Va, dec, 3th 1863 left Mitchels ford at two o,clock on the Rapadan got across Mountain run at union ford and went in camp at dark distance, 6, miles Friday Mountain run at unin ford, Va, Dec 4th, 1863 Started a little after noon went about one mile camped near Kellies ford on the Rapahanoc river laid out streets for a regular camp ground</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/00920c57bc8d68745a08c588b12147c9.jpg e5fd98fc8c4e0c89e1cf0d837d4dda2c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-05 1863-12-06 1863-12-07 1863-12-08 1863-12-09 1863-12-10 1863-12-11 1863-12-12 1863-12-13 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Saturday Kellies ford, Va, Dec, 5, 1863 are building winter quarters Sunday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 6th, 1863 prepared our tents and cots two letters mended pants Monday Kellies ford Va Dec 7th 1863 got logs for a hous and some boards at kellies ford a very cold night froze [?] Tuesday Kellies ford, Va, Dec, 8th, 1863 detailed to work on the road started half past six in the morning began to stop at eight quit at sundown Wednesday Kellies ford, Va, Dec, 9th 1863 worked on our hut all day weather pleasant</td><td>Thursday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 10th, 1865 Worked on our house all day, weather warm, and, pleasant Friday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 11th 1863 little round snow in the morning rained some in the after noon worked on our house all day Saturday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 12th 1863 Worked on our house some rained some weather nasty here in camp rained all night Sunday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 13, 1863 Water in the house four inches deep rained some this morning went to meeting in the afternoon</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a456fa0b2d82e6c162ab359dbb5f41f8.jpg 8291d2e908909c08e48c6f9bcb2d7761 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-14 1863-12-15 1863-12-16 1863-12-17 1863-12-18 1863-12-19 1863-12-20 1863-12-21 1863-12-22 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 14th 1863 detailed for three days to work on the road began at noon at night camped on the ground near the road Tuesday Camp on the road, Va, Dec 15th 1863 began work at eight o,clock in the morning Wednesday Camp on the road, Va, Dec 16th 1863 began to work at eight o,clock in the morning Thursday Kellies ford Va Dec 17th 1863 went on fatigue this mor –ning stayed till noon come back rained all day stay covered with ice this morning and the grou –nd with water</td><td>Friday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 18th 63 Staid in camp went and saw a deserter shot about two o,clock Saturday Kellies ford, Va, Dec, 19th, /63 Staid in camp worked one hour in the street Sunday Kellies ford, Va, Dec 20th/63 staid in camp and nothing to do Monday K, F, Va, Dec, 21th, 1863 lay in camp all day Tuesday Dec, 22 I staid to work on the corduroy road began at eight o,clock quit at five o,clock made a as helve in the evening</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/513c498971ad9b0a2f2406569685955e.jpg 9d976631dcfaba1c8cdfd1e36a63a565 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-23 1863-12-24 1863-12-25 1863-12-26 1863-1863-12-27 1863-12-28 1863-12-29 1863-12-30 1863-12-30 1863-12-31 1864-01-01 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Wednesday Kellies, F. Va, Dec, 23th/68 the ground froze a little snow on the ground of marked up a march about two o,clock Thursday Kellies F, Va, Dec 24th/63 Started to march at daylight went by brandy Station got in camp at Culpepper [Culpeper, Virginia] at three o,clock distance 12 miles Friday Culpepper, Va, Dec 15th 1863 lay on the ground last night before the fire Satturday Culpepper, Va, Dec 26th, 1863 Moved about half a mile and went to building winter quarters</td><td>Sunday Culpepeper, Va, Dec 27th/63 Worked on [?] house rained down mist if day rained all night Monday Culpepper, Va, Dec 28/63 Worked on the house rained some Tuesday Dec 19 1863 Fair wether and warm worked on the house Wednesday Culpepper, Va, Dec 30th/63 Worked for Georg Arnold on his shanty all day Thursday Culpepper Va Dec 31st/63 ranes and is muster day Worked for George Arnold Friday Culpepper Va Jan Ith 1864 Blue ridge mountains</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2b3e34a860258f4fd8ba1219ef7df6f0.jpg 689243c560d204a2818e9a17330ce05c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-01-02 1864-01-03 1864-01-04 1864-01-05 1864-01-06 1864-01-07 1864-01-08 1864-01-09 1864-01-10 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>covered with snow Worked for George Arnold Saturday Culpepper, Va, Jan, 2, 1864 ground hard last night Worked for Alexandre Brown Sunday Culpepper, Va, Jan 3th, 1864 Lay in camp all day Monday Culpepper Va Jan 4th 1864 Detailed to work choping to build quarters for the Agulant Genral began to snow about nine ocl ock and snowed all day Tuesday Culpepper, Va, Jan, 5th 1864 Snow about four inches deep thawing some went up to town on Lou and Jim [?] hard</td><td>Wednesday Culpepper, Va. Jan 6th 1864 [Rain?] to day and in all of our company no one cared to appeal to day went over to se Meags Jennings to visit Thursday Culpepper, Va, Jan, 7 /64 detailed for camp guard at night helped Capture a invalid in the four noon Friday Culpepper, Va, Jan 8 /64 Worked for Captain Arnold Snow about two inches deep Saturday, Va, Jan, 9, 1864 Worked for Captain Arnold Sunday Culpepper, Va, Jan 10 1864 Worked for Capt Arnold on house building for his wife</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2c546b38fe463b3a62c522290a748629.jpg 30bc99b15267bc1bac436bac12f6e7a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-01-11 1864-01-12 1864-01-13 1864-01-14 1864-01-15 1864-01-16 1864-01-17 1864-01-18 1864-01-19 1864-01-20 1864-01-21 1864-01-22 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday Culpepper, Va, Jan,11th, 1864 Worked for Capt Arnold finishing his house Tuesday Culpepper, Va, Jan 12th, 1864 Lay in camp with nothing to do went to town with Henry Wednesday Culpepper Va Jan 13th /64 went with captain arnold went in the country couple of miles after nate Thursday Culpepper Va, Jan, 14th /64 staid on fatigue Friday Culpepper, Va, Jan, 15, /64 Saturday Culpepper, Va, Jan 16th /64 had inspection to day at one o,clock warm and pleasant</td><td>Sunday Culpepper, Va, Jan, 17th, /64 [????] Monday Culpepper, Va, Jan 18th, /64 Rained most all day Tuesday Culpepper, Va, Jan 19’ /64 on fatigue– in the four noon washed after non To day Sargent Giford Waith Station home this morning Wedensday Culpepper, Va Jan 20 /64 went to Wilcox and Shillers Thursday Culpepper, Va Jan, 21 /64 mended my old close Friday Culpepper Va Jan 22 /64 had drill to day at, 10</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4a4cd5101f7a921d2845935b235a17b4.jpg 25455e457d7d282ab6d4b26934e3ae98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-01-23 1864-01-24 1864-01-24 1864-01-25 1864-01-26 1864-01-27 1864-01-28 1864-01-29 1864-01-30 1864-01-31 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Saturday Culpepper, Va, Jan 23’ /64 detailed on fatigue [?] Sunday Culpepper, Va, Jan 24 /64 had inspection at nine o,clock Monday Culpepper, Va, Jan 25 /64 [?] the street had parade and went to a [???] Tuesday Culpepper, Va, jan, 26 /64 ditched the street play two games ball had puding line milk for super [?] Wednesday Culpepper, va, Jan 27 /64 made a broom played one game ball had pan cakes and buter for super got a leter from [?] [??]</td><td>Thursday Culppper, Va Jan 28 /64 Sent one letter to Melissa Smiley S.o, 31, worked on fatigue all day. Friday Culpepper, Va, jan 29th /64 Saw a blue bird to day han a grand revew of the firs division of the army of the Potomack one game ball Saturday Culpepper. Va jan 30 /64 received one letter from Melissa So. 19 wrote here one S.o. 33 ranes some to day Seargent Geord Wait got back to camp to day Captain Arnold and wife got to camp just night Sunday Jan 31 /64 had inspection and prade</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b3d3df31837548a72701f9ca1e870163.jpg e1c8af32c643eb150a28d136d2fe73f3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-01 1864-02-02 1864-02-03 1864-02-04 1864-02-05 1864-02-06 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday Culpepper Va Feb 1 /64 lay in camp went up to the Camptains stail till to cal upon dress parade on guard to night Tuesday Culpepper, Va, Feb 2 /64 had brigade drill as if in a regular batle thundered and lightened this evening and rained and hail Wednesday Culpepper Va Feb 3 /64 had a skirmis drill to day with the new recruites the mountains coverd snow froze a little last night Thursday Feb 4 [?] Company and Brigade drill Sent Melissa a letter So, 54</td><td>Friday Culpepper, Va. Feb, 5th /64 Had a our company parade aon [?] got my box [?] [?] in the evning had a candy [?] got some at hall past nine o,clock Saturday Culpepper, Va Feb 6th /64 Had orders to pack up at five in the morning to be ready in one hour with three days rations started at day light marched 8 m –iles camped in the woods in a swamp bed pine brun heard some firing by the rapadan rained some at night woman and little girl com in camp beg ging reach camp 4 miles of [??]</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f46db633815d22d92c16395486a9f2c9.jpg e71155ef4c9555e77c657239b0e59740 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-07 1864-02-08 1864-02-09 1864-02-10 1864-02-11 1864-02-12 1864-02-13 1864-02-14 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Sunday Va Feb 7th Camp near Gordons ford firing began at 8 o,clock in the morning left camp at six got to Culpepper at nine o,clock at night distance eight miles awful [?] all the way Monday Culpeper, Va, Feb, 8th /64 lay in camp had dress parade Tuesday Culpeper Va Feb 9th /64 Jerome and I went out the country got two can teens milk had bread milk for super got a letter from Melissa No. 19 Wednesday Culpeper, va, Feb. 10 /64 froze hard last night Sent one letter to Melissa No. 35 Shot [??]</td><td>Thursday Culpeper. Va, Feb 11th /64 Went and got two cans milk trained some one [?] to day [?] puding milk for dinner On guard wednesday night Friday Culpeper Va Feb 12th /64 One [?] in the eight came Shot through the thigh [?] identaly while tending care had a foot care on the picket Saturday Culpeper, Va Feb 13th /64 Shot at mark to day two hours Got a letter from Melissa No. 20 went to town with [?] Lawrence Sunday Culpeper, Va Feb 14 /64 The wind blows [?] [?] Sent Melissa a letter No. 36</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d69c0ebf70e5ec410dec73269143c580.jpg a3162579d0f97c552da6d1c5ce8f29c2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-15 1864-02-16 1864-02-17 1864-02-18 1864-02-19 1864-02-20 1864-02-21 1864-02-22 1864-02-23 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday Culpeper, Va Feb 15 /64 Sinned the pay roles had Corps revew [?] a little [?] review ground cover with snow at night got pay to day, 26, dollars got a letter from Malissa No. 21 Sunday Culpeper, Va, Feb 16 had my pictures taken and sen t to Maliss sent a letter No. 37. froze hard last Wednesday Culpeper. Va. Feb 17 /64 The coldest day ive seen in times Ive been in [?] Thursday Culpeper. Va. Feb, 18, /64 Sent one letter to Melissa Friday Feb 19 /64 I” Brig and 2” Brg had [?] fight in the aft</td><td>Worked for the book teller Saturday Culpeper, Va Feb 20 /64 Heard guns toward the rap adan river went unil Lee [?] in the evening Sunday C, Va, F 21 /64 [?] Southare Started for home this morning Fad, two letters from Melissa one No, 22. one No, 23 had brigade dress prade to day Monday C, Va, Feb, 22 64 Ha Division revew and Brigade dress parade Sent Meliss one letter 2 sheets No, 29, had puding and milk for super got one letter from Melissa, No, 24 Tuesday Cul, Va, Feb 23 /64 Sent one letter to Melissa No 40 [??] Corp review to [?] follow [?]</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/084cbc739c714ddc50e93e464931e55f.jpg d4d45b42e444f03e23a41c715c02b295 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-24 1864-02-25 1864-02-26 1864-02-27 1864-02-28 1864-02-29 1864 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday’ Tuesday Cul, Va, Feb, 24, /64 Detailed on fatigue went about three miles cuting logs made a recquisition for a Sharp rifle. Bill Carpenter came to our tent to day Thursday Cul, Va., Feb 25.” /64 Lay in camp not feeling very well in skirmish drill raining some to night Friday Cul, Va. Feb. 26.” /64 Started to drill the wind blowed so that they gave up drilling Sent one letter to Melissa, No, 41, two sheets Saturday Cul, Va, Feb 27”, /64 Got [?] order at noon to pack up [???] [????]</td><td>Sunday Cul, Va Feb 28” /64 Had inspection with some [?] many sack canten and [??] days rate is on Sent one letter to Melissa No, 42, went to meeting text second Thesalosians second chapters 10&ampamp; 11&ampamp; 12 verses went to prare meeting in the evening Monday Cul, Va, Feb. 29th. /64 musterd at nine o,clock William left the hospital to day Stub parson and Marvin Babcock left the company to day mended my close all day mp letter to day guess I have forgoten inspection [????] [?????] [???]</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/de11aaf51ad7ea331e5485d90b371b67.jpg 8398b92480633a632bc3443e91652661 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-01 1864-03-02 1864-03-03 1864-03-04 1864-03-05 1864-03-06 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Tuesday Cul. Va. March 1 /64 [??] dirty see this morning raned all day heard some cavalry out toward the Rapadan river a cava lry man shot himself yes terday out on the picket line Wednesday Cul, Va. March, 2” /64 Weather pleasant this morning the ground covered with snow Jerome got back to day brought me one letter from Melissa, No, , 25 Thursday Cul, Va, March 3” /64 Sent Melissa one letter No, 43, had one game ball had the tooth ache all day</td><td>Friday Cul. Va. March 4” /64 had one game of ball got one meter from Meliss No. 26, two sheets full Saturday Cul. Va. Mar 5” /64 rand some to day sent Meliss one letter No. 44 three sheets Sunday Cul. Va. March 6” /64 detailed to help did a [?] went and got one canteen of milk paid thirty cents for it and fifty cents for my dinner had [?] can bread that eat had until a warm after pig four rabins and card [?] har frogs notice [?] the first time</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ed1139c57a91c599b05142ea6fa699c7.jpg 107a87284d43851184709e11191d2324 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-07 1864-03-08 1864-03-08 1864-03-09 1864-03-10 1864-03-11 1864-03-12 1864-03-13 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday Cul, Va, March, 7, /64 George Smiley apointed corp ral from the Sergent [?] hd a dance to night danced three times one with Miss Fields twice with Miss Sammie two fidelers Tuesday Cul. Va. March 8 /64 Raned all the Mourn Got one letter from Meliss No, 27 Stad in camp all day Wednesday Cul, Va, March, 9” /64 Sent one letter to Meliss No, 45, lay in camp Thursday Cul, Va, March, 10” /16 Raned all day got one letter from Meliss No 28 [?] started home on [?] an [???]</td><td>Friday Cul, Va, March 11” /64 John Brown has gone on picket Sentone letter to Malissa No, 46, numbered on the outside of the envelope seemed an ahofue shows to day had som heavy thun der with some lightening On guard to night Saturday Cul, Va, March 12, /64 Sharps rifles Comet day Went out in the pike to the picket line. Sunday Cul, Va, March, 13” /64 David Burny of the 7” Cav New York State, S, S, died to day was sent home I went to [??] this evening travel a</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8ba14985212c67120f9cf32e23530372.jpg ae5e9f562c4256d5d2de52c306ebbf5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-14 1864-043-15 1864-03-16 1864-03-17 1864-03-18 1864-03-19 1864-03-20 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Sharps rifle number 210115 box a [?] up Monday Culpeper, Va, 14” /64 Went to a funeral text first Timothy 6, chapters and 7” verse Tuesday Cul, Va, March, 15, /64 Sent a likness of Captain Arnold head quarters to Melissa with one letter No, 47 snowed a little Wednesday Cul, Va, Mar, 16” /64 Had Batallion inspect– –ion by the inspector general Thursday Cul., Va, Marc, 17” /64 Drilled infintry drill with the Brigade</td><td>Friday Cul, Va Mar. 18” /64 high wind all day orders to pack up with three da ys rations and be ready to start at a moments notice Got two letters from Melissa numbers 29 and, 30 Saturday Cul, Va March 19” /64 Sent one letter to Melissa No, 48 Started on piket at time relax got here at 11 went on post at three saw one man making garden to day come off at five Sunday Culpeper, Va, March 20 /64 went on post half past eight off at eleven [?] [?] began at twelve a [????]</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/63711d56ed098036cbd409c06a6029ee.jpg 97ebc346ba07e34221ed2b81f55da48e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-21 1864-03-22 1864-03-23 1864-03-24 1864-03-25 1864-03-26 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Monday (On picket was [?]) Cul Va, March, 21 /64 Had a cold night last night the ground froze [??] ejet back to camp at [??] [?] Sent Melissa one letter No, 49 Sunday Cul Va, Mar 22” /64 lay in camp all day [?] an to driven over four oclock [?] got one letter from Meliss No, 31, Jerome Sallings got abck to day just tonight Wednesday Cul, Va March 23” /64 Sent about 6 oclock I up the morning sun just out up around now</td><td>oclock [???] cooks school old [?] Cauqua weather Sent one letter to Melissa No, 50. directed to Sheffield [?] Sined the payroll Thursday Cul Va Mar 24” /64 lay in camp all day got pay to day I movedthe host tali Daniel Hileox George Daelger Benjaman Wheet left for Washington Friday Culpepper Va Mar 25” /64 Began to rane and snow about four oclock got one letter from Meliss No 32, Saturday Cul Va Mar 26 /64 Sent one letter to melissa No, 51 with my likeness</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/390a1f2d48a8d8f1b4ef745447ec6af7.jpg 4c67a044ffd802b64aadd84a87201450 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-27 1864-03-28 1864-03-29 1864-03-30 1864-03-31 1864-04-01 1864-04-02 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Sunday Cul, Va March 27” /64 Stood guard over the Sutlers tent staid in camp all day Monday Cul, Va, March 28” /64 lay in camp and wrote done some polices duty Got the order at nin o,clock at night to be ready to fall in at half past six to morrow morning in night marching order Tuesday Cul, Va, mar, 29” /64 Went about three miles to Corps review by General Grant got back at eleven oclock began to rain at eleven o,clock [?] made us a call this evening</td><td>Wednesday Cul, Va, March, 30” /64 Helped draw a load of wood and we had half went three miles after it Thursday Cul, Va, March 31” /64 Started on picked at nine oclock on post 2 hours Friday Smoketown, Va, April 1 /64 On picket at rock moun –tain near smoke town and poor town one with 3 houses the other five in [?] two niggrow houses began to rain at noon Saturday On picket near Smoketown Va April 2” /64 Snow four inches deep in the morning and snowing hard</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/249411de9370ed5b3a1b4249a43b5681.jpg d241eabedc9da2227e918a028389cbe4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-04-03 1864-04-04 1864-04-05 1864-04-06 1864-04-07 1864-04-08 1864-04-09 1864-04-10 1864-04-11 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Sunday Cul,, Va,, April 3” /64 Had inspection at eight o,clock got one letter from Melissa No, 33, Sent one letter to Melissa No., 52 Monday Cul., Va., April 4th /64 Detailed to help build a guard house began to sn ow at noon Tuesday Cul, Va, April 5” /1864 Rained all day lay in camp Wednesday Cul, Va, April 6” /64 Promotions George Waith to orderly Sergant George Rusell to Sargent Andrew Johnson Corporal Thursday Cul, Va, April 7, /64 [?] on rotation drill</td><td>Friday Cul., Va., April 8” /64 Lieut A. C. Pickard Sta –rted home thismorning on furlow.. J.W. S. on super –numary guard got two letters from Melissa No 34 and 35 Sent one letter to Melissa No. 53 Saturday Cul.. VaApril..9..” /64 Rained all day Sunday Cul.. Va April 10” 64 Sent one letter to Melissa, No. 54 on Picket rained all the afternoon Monday Smoketown,, Va,, April 11” /64 on picket went to smoke town Poor town [?] [?] be in to blossom [???] at nine oclock [???]</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3376b3c4eca378f3cd0c52e71e913011.jpg 31f2bd777e8d3d8b9fd16d20656da6a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-04-12 1864-04-13 1864-04-14 1864-04-15 1864-04-16 1864-04-17 1864-04-18 1864-04-19 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Tuesday Smoketown. Va April 12” /64 Got back to camp about noon played one game of ball Wednesday Cul. Va. April 13” /64 Went to Culpeper to get my teeth filled pass till eleven o,clock got one letter from Melissa No, 36 on guard last night Thursday Cul, va April 14” /64 Caturn Shelters returned to the company this morning Shot at a mark five times with my sharps rifle to day Sent one letter to melissa No, 55 Friday Cul,, Va Apr 15 /64 hatred make a mess except for the captain</td><td>received one letter from Melissa No. 37 Sent one letter to Melissa No. 56. Saturday Cul, Va. April 16” /64 A rany day lay in camp all day Sunday Cul,, Va,, April 17” /64 Went to meeting tent 8” Chapters of Romans 28” verse Sent one letter to melissa No. 57 with twenty dolalrs in it went to prayr meeting in the evening Monday Cul, Va, April, 18” /64 white frost this morning drilled with knapsacks on Tuesday Cul,, Va. April 19” /64 knapsack drill twice to day Went to prayr meeting in the evening </td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ab3523f8522dfa9f779189c0af2cd1dc.jpg d62c682dd883ccf6027b298a12f58389 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-04-20 1864-04-21 1864-04-22 1864-04-23 1864-04-24 1864-04-25 1864-04-26 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Wednesday Cul.. Va April 20” /64 On fatigue Lieut” Pickard and Spaith Vaiter got back to the company Thursday Cul., Va April,. 21,, /64 Got one letter from Melissa No, 33, Sent one letter to Melissa, No 58, Cu Friday Cul.. Va April 22 “ /64 (on picket start an nine oclock. Capt J S Arnold Started for home with his discharge promotions” Lieut.. Pickard to Capt” 2nd Lieut ecker to first Lieut Orderly Sergant Wait to 2nd Lieut Seargant Haimes to Orderly Corporal Arnold to Sergant private Young to Corporal Private Ames to Company Clerk</td><td>Saturday Cul,, Va April 23” /64 On picket near Camp boiled some dock greens for super fifteen fugitives all one family Came in our lines to day Sunday Cul.. Va April 24” 1864 On picket near Camp had bread & milk for breakfast Got back to camp at eleven rained all night Monday Cul.. Va. April 25” /64 On guard in Camp rained Gott one letter from Melissa No. 39. Tuesday Cul. Va April 26” /64 Come off guard at nine Sent one letter to Melissa N. 59 come off guard an nine</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b632be50e913527e76177fb8a9ea9f1a.jpg 9f1407b8876ef841373758f55e03cf92 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-04-27 1864-04-28 1864-04-29 1864-30 1864-05-01 1864-05-02 1864-05-03 1864-05-04 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Wednesday Cul.. Va April 27” /64 lay in camp all day got one letter from Melissa No., 40 Sent one letter to Melissa No., 60. Thursday Cul.. Va April,, 28” /64 Got a letter from Father made two axhelves. R.C Friday Cult.. Va April 29” /64 all quiet in Camp pla –yed one game ball Saturday Cul., Va.. April 30” /64 Mustered for pay. Sunday Cul, May 1” 1864 lay about all day with the head ache took a cold water sweat</td><td>Monday Cult.. Va May 2” /64 raned and thundered some just night rather cool Tuesday Cul.. Va May 3” 1864 Blue ridge Mountains Covered with snow Ordered to move at twe lve oclock at night left Culpeper at twelve oclock at night got to Leeavensburg day light Wednesday May 4 /64 On the march crossed The Rapadan at Germaina ford at eleven orderd to camp at Gold Bourrough at three, distacne 20 miles Soldiers threw away over coat Blankets on this march</td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e5c7a4979727ab3104d1f26c2dcb9235.jpg e5e8560058af2456886769f443bc23e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-05-05 PDF Text Text <table><tr><th>Left Page</th> <th>Right Page</th> </tr><tr><td>Thursday Goldborough. Va. May 5” /64</td><td></td></tr></table> https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/788353f05a6619edef612fd23a1163d7.jpg b70d96240bd36cdd80736d130bcaeb73 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/20d10ea12271f2d93c277c9ebb86b36f.jpg 17194448793a673df9bfd0b5f497c695 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dd2db271d9ca66e4fe8f5e9a1b522c59.jpg d79634f6d6a87b21e655b17ff788039f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil War Diaries Subject The topic of the resource civil war Description An account of the resource Diaries written by soldiers from both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War that are part of Virginia Tech Special Collections. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/">Virginia Tech Special Collections</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc">Permission to publish material from the Richard Colburn Diary must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CivilWar Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jacob W. Smiley Diary, 1863-1864 (Ms2012-073) Subject The topic of the resource United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Civil War Description An account of the resource The diary of Jacob Wallace Smith, a Union sharpshooter with the 7th Company, 1st Battalion, New York Sharpshooters, in the Northern Virginia region.The first few pages of the diary include a brief history of his enlistment. The early entries describe his unit's travels around Alexandria and Northern Virginia. The majority of the entries detail his experiences in and around Culpepper from December 1863 to May 1864. He talks about camp life, drills, daily activities, letters from home, and playing baseball in camp. Smiley's last complete entry was on May 4, 1864, when the regiment moved from Culpepper toward Wilderness. May 5th includes a date and location, but no entry. Smiley was killed in action at the Wilderness later that day. Tucked inside the diary is a CDV of Smiley and his wife, Melissa, probably taken before Jacob was drafted. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Smiley, Jacob Wallace, 1833-1864 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01094.xml">See the the Finding Aid for the Jacob W. Smiley Diary</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-10-04/1864-05-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc">Permission to publish material from Jacob W. Smiley Diary must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2012-073 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. 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