United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Basil H. Messler diary

Collection

Identifier: MSS 132

Abstract Basil H. Messler enlisted in the Union Army in 1864, at Fort McClellan in Davenport, Iowa. Messler served in the Mississippi Marine Brigade, which was commanded by Brigadier General Alfred W. Ellet. He saw action at Vicksburg several times. The Brigade was dissolved in August 1864, and Messler was reassigned as Commissary Sergeant of the First Battalion Calvary Regiment. He was later promoted to Corporal. Messler’s diary spans from late February 1864 to late January 1865. It mainly describes...

Dates: 1864-1865

Found in: Augustana College Special Collections

Gould D. Molineaux diaries

Collection

Identifier: MSS 314

Abstract

Gould D. Molineaux (1835?-1883) served as a corporal and sergeant in Company E of the 8th Illinois volunteer infantry. He fought the duration of the Civil War from early June 1861 to the war's conclusion, including many important battles during the Vicksburg Campaign. This collection contains four diaries handwritten by Gould D. Molineaux during his volunteer service in the Civil War and a tintype of Molineaux posing in his Army uniform.

Dates: 1861-1866