United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1864)

Abstract

Transcription of a diary of an assistant surgeon written during his service with the 4th Maine Volunteers during the Civil War. The dates of his diary are from 26 May 1863 to 14 June 1864. The diary was transcribed by Richard F. Potter of Woodstock, Connecticut in July 1996, and he also included information about other events and people during Albion Cobb's service. Included are photocopies of short biographies of Brigadier General John H. H. Ward and of Major General David Bell Birney.

Abstract The collection consists of both original documents and photocopies. It primarily contains items related to Albert H. Rose, including photocopies of a few of his letters dating from 1839 to 1864; a document listing members of Company F as of Nov. 1, 1862; pension documents from 1864 to 1920; and items from the Gettysburg Reunion held in 1913 including a photograph presumably of three Civil War veterans at the battlefield. The collection also contains a few photocopies of correspondence of...