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Civil War -- War diaries

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Subject Source: Local Lc

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Todd Gilliam, Civil War Soldier, Autobiography

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3231
Overview Typescript autobiography of Dr. Todd Gilliam probably transcribed in association with his son Robert Lee Gilliam whose name also appears on the volume cover. Dr. Gilliam, an Ohio native, mentions his Civil War service in the WV 2nd. Cavalry in great detail including the exact dates for his experiences in that regiment. He mentions (p. 222) that this portion of his memoir is based on a pocket diary kept during the war. The rest of the manuscript contains few definite dates but does mention...
Dates: 1861-1897