Asa Sackman Diaries, 1861-1862 | Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database

Title: Asa Sackman Diaries, 1861-1862

ID: MS-0404

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Arrangement: Chronological. Notebooks are numbered 1 through 9 in Sackman's hand; 4 and 5 are missing.

Extent: 0.2 Linear Feet

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Scope and Contents: This collection consists of seven manuscript diaries, written while Asa Sackman was serving in the 44th Regiment, Company G, of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The diaries date from October 1861, his first month of service, to August 1862. Sackman writes almost daily about the company's movements and actions, the weather, and camp conditions, and occasionally describes encounters with Confederate troops. The manuscript notes on the diary covers list several camps in West Virginia, including Camp Piatt and Meadow Bluffs.