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Collection Reference Number GLC09353
From Archive Folder Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 
Title Diary of Luther Martin Hess
Date 1862-1864
Author Hess, Luther Martin (fl. 1862-1864)  
Document Type Diary
Content Description Diary of soldier in 93rd Illinois Infantry, Co. G. Took part in Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta campaigns, and Sherman's "March to the Sea." Vivid writing throughout, some daily, some retrospectively. Confronted with the prospect of death during the Vicksburg campaign, Hess writes, "I trust in God that he will not permit me to be slain by the enemy which is now before us, my daily prayer is for Gods power to be with me."
Subjects Religion  Soldier's Diary  Union Forces  Battle of Vicksburg  Battle of Atlanta  Sherman's March to the Sea  Death  Military History  
Theme The American Civil War; Religion; Naval & Maritime
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 93rd Illinois Infantry, Co