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Size | 1 item |
Abstract | D. M. Ransdell was a federal soldier who enlisted at Acton, Ind., and served in the 70th Regiment (state unidentified), the 102nd and 105th Illinois regiments, and the 79th Ohio. Ransdell's Company was partly mounted and was engaged in scouting, guarding railroad tracks and bridges, and impressing horses and provisions in Sumner and Rutherford counties, Nashville, and Lookout Mountain, Tenn. The collection is Ransdell's diary, 1863-1864. Diary entries describe equipment, camp life, and weather, and mention drills, scouting, and foraging expeditions, prisoners brought in, other members of Ransdell's unit, and threats from local Confederate activities. |
Creator | Ransdell, D. M., fl. 1863-1864. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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D. M. Ransdell was a federal soldier who enlisted at Acton, Ind., and served in the 70th Regiment (state unidentified), the 102nd and 105th Illinois regiments, and the 79th Ohio. Ransdell's Company was partly mounted and was engaged in scouting, guarding railroad tracks and bridges, and impressing horses and provisions in Sumner and Rutherford counties, Nashville, and Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
Back to TopThe collection is Ransdell's diary, 1863-1864. Diary entries describe equipment, camp life, and weather, and mention drills, scouting, and foraging expeditions, prisoners brought in, other members of Ransdell's unit, and threats from local Confederate activities.
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