Civil War
Civil War Diaries
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McCready Civil War Diary 1861 - 1864
(transcription and photo enhancement by Bill Schuette)
On the morning of Monday, the 16th day of Sept. 1861, I was up early and to speak truly somewhat nervous for on that day I was going to enlist to fight for the Union, and I hope for the destruction of Slavery in the Nation. Breakfast was eaten without much conversation, then came the tender scene of parting from my mother, sister and from my four brothers…
Frank A. Pettis - Reedsburg’s Civil War Drummer Boy
by Bill Schuette
Robert Bruce Crandall - Letters and Diary 1839 - 1901
Researched and compiled from several sources by Bill Schuette
