[Eugene R. Sly diary, 1864, United States Civil War]
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[Eugene R. Sly diary, 1864, United States Civil War]
Author
Sly, Eugene R., 1841-1922
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Sly, Eugene R., 1841-1922--Diaries; Andersonville Prison; Danville Prison;
Florence Prison (S.C.); Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives;
Prisoners of war--Georgia--Diaries; Prisoners of war--South Carolina--Diaries;
Prisoners of war--Virginia--Diaries; Prisoners of war--United States--Diaries;
Soldiers--Illinois--Diaries; United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 100th
(1862-1865). Company C; United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century;
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Prisoners of war--Union--Georgia--Andersonville--1860-1870; Prisoners of
war--Union--South Carolina--Florence--1860-1870; Prisoners of
war--Union--Virginia--Danville--1860-1870
Union soldier; Union Army; prison escapes; American Civil War; War between the
States; War of Secession; War of the Rebellion; 100th Illinois
Georgia; South Carolina; Virginia; United States
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"[Eugene R. Sly diary, 1864, United States Civil War]." In the digital collection Civil War Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/USCW004.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
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60] MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1864. Got up quite early
this morning and after roll call tookJ. S. Cotton Cotton, John S., d. 1864 overto the Dr's but did not succeed in geting him to the hospital. Cotton is
quite sick but I think if he keeps a Stiff uper lip he will come out all right in
the end. I manage to keep the scurvy down and am feeling as well as at any other
time since I came here 100 Admitted at hosp
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