Civil War - West Virginia 5th Cavalry, Company I.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frank Smith Reader, Soldier, Civil War Diary
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1720
Overview
Diary of Frank Smith Reader of Brighton, Pennsylvania, who was a private in the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, Company I. The diary covers the period of 10 March to 25 June 1864 and contains ca. 80 pp. Reader, for the period covered by this diary, was on detached duty from his regiment, serving as a clerk at General Franz Sigel's and General David Hunter's headquarters in Martinsburg, Cumberland, and in the field. Reader participated in the Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was present at the...
Dates:
1864