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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03811 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | A Brief sketch of the war with the U.S. and of Battles in which I have been engaged or which I visited before the Dead Were Buried. |
| Date | 23 January 1864 |
| Author | Allen, Littleberry W. (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Signed by Allen as a Confederate prisoner of war and dated Johnsons Island, Ohio January 23rd, 1864. Allen signs as a captain in the Independent Cavalry of Virginia. He writes in the preface, "It is very hastily and therefore very imperfectly written as it was done amid a Bedlam of confusion: But being profoundly impressed with the mighty Struggle and being confidently hopeful of its grand success, I the more cheerfully write for my children that in after Years they may enter upon and enjoy the labors & sufferings of their Fathers; as I used to do when I was a child, to sit and listen to the heroes of the First Revolution." |
| Subjects | Civil War Revolutionary War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Children and Family Prisoner of War Battle Death Cavalry |
| People | Allen, Littleberry W. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Johnson's Island, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | Independent Cavalry of Virginia |