Memorandum and journal of Samuel Chapin of South Wilbraham, Massachusetts Company I, 46th Regt. M.V.M.

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Title:
Memorandum and journal of Samuel Chapin of South Wilbraham, Massachusetts Company I, 46th Regt. M.V.M.
Description:
Photocopied transcription of Chapin's diary detailing his experience in the 46th Regiment. The 46th Mass. was a nine-months regiments raised mostly in Springfield and served in North Carolina. Chapin describes the entire active duty of the regiment, including the Goldsboro expedition, the battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro, and the defense of New Bern. The 46th mustered out in July at the expiration of their term. The typescript includes an introduction by the transcriber along with biographical and genealogical information.
Author:
Chapin, Samuel, 1841-1883
Transcriber:
Doten, Beryle C.
Transcriber:
Lyons, Gertrude M.
Date:
September 20, 1862–July 2, 1863
Format:
Documents
Genre:
Diaries
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Samuel Chapin and William R. Sessions Civil War Diaries
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Union
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Kinston, 1st Battle of, Kinston, N.C., 1862
Whitehall, Battle of, Seven Springs, N.C., 1862
New Bern, Battle of, New Bern, N.C., 1862
Goldsboro, N. C., Battle of, 1862
Soldiers--Massachusetts--Diaries
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 46th (1862-1863)
Places:
United States
Massachusetts
Extent:
142 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums157-i002
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
mums157-i002