Sgt. Thomas W. Springer, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., Co "G" 191st Pennsylvania Volunteers. Diary purchased in 1965. Posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library. Transcribed by Mary Roy Edwards. Additional information on Springer appreciated. The University of Virginia Library reserves the right to decline to post a comment or to discontinue the comments feature at any time.
The Special Collections Dept. of the University of Virginia Library holds over 25 Civil War diaries and thousands of letters of both Union and Confederate soldiers. Noted holdings include letters of Robert E. Lee, papers of "Gray Ghost" John S. Mosby and Confederate Generals Thomas L. Rosser, Elisha F. "Bull" Paxton, and Philip St. George Cocke, and William S. Hillyer of Ulysses Grant's staff.
Weather a little brighter News came that Lincoln was elected Great cheering through out the camp. No Rations of any Kind to day Tom not so well to day.
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