[Milton Sawyer diary, 1863, United States Civil War]
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Title
[Milton Sawyer diary, 1863, United States Civil War]
Author
Sawyer, Milton, b. ca. 1816
Rights
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Sawyer, Milton, b. ca. 1816--Diaries; Michigan--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Personal narratives; Military music--United States--19th century;
Musicians--United States--19th century; Musicians--United States--Diaries;
Soldiers--Michigan--Diaries; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 27th
(1863-1865). Company G; United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century;
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals; United States--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865--Medical care; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Music and
the war; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music; United States--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865--Sources
Military hospitals--1860-1870; Military medicine--1860-1870
fife; fifers; principal musician; Union soldier; Union Army; American Civil War;
War between the States; War of Secession; War of the Rebellion; 27th Michigan
Kentucky; Michigan; Mississippi; United States
Cite this Item
"[Milton Sawyer diary, 1863, United States Civil War]." In the digital collection Civil War Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/c/civilwar1/USCW005.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
Pages
description p.74 Milton Sawyer diary
[page
74] Feb. Wednesday 25, 1863
Wife of my bosom in Gods blessed keepingOur lives are still mingledthough parted are weAbove us He watcheth with mercies unsleepingWife of my bosom over thee and over meI dare the wild conflict where livesmust be rendedBut faith in my bosom now brightenswith morn