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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08306 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Observations composed in journal form by soldier, 47th Ohio volunteer Infantry. |
| Date | 1 May 1863 - 30 June 1863 |
| Author | Jewett, William Henry (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "Notes from my Napsack," observations composed in journal form by soldier, 47th Ohio volunteer Infantry, Co. B. Reports on Vicksburg Campaign, prisoners for Camp Douglas, skirmishing along heights of Walnut Hills. Observes that "About two hundred of the "piculiar institution" dragged their somber forms up the levee to the landing this afternoon on their way to Millikins Bend, the contraband rendeavous..." [escaped slaves]" |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Diary Battle Prisoner of War Contrabands African American History Slavery Battle of Vicksburg |
| People | Jewett, William Henry (fl. 1863) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| 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 |