Vale, James B.C.
Person
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James B.C. Vale, Soldier, Journal Regarding West Virginia 4th Infantry, Company D, in the Civil War
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3593
Overview
Journal authored by James B.C. Vale of Company D, West Virginia 4th Infantry. Compiled in 1891 from a diary kept during the Civil War, it records in some detail operations of his unit in the period June 27, 1861 (when he enlisted) to October 31, 1862. It consists of an introduction (page 1), muster roll (pages 2-5, including names, ranks, enlistement dates, and notes), and narrative (pages 6-15). The narrative regards campaigns in western Virginia, mostly in the vicinity of the Kanawha...
Dates:
1861-1862