Sumner A. Holway Diaries - 1st Maine Cavalry, Company H
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
C311204
Broad Creation Date
1863
Language
English
Location
Somerset County; Bingham
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Holway, Sumner A., "Civil War Diary of Sumner Ansel Holway, 1st ME Cavalry, 1863" (2017). Sumner A. Holway Diaries - 1st Maine Cavalry, Company H. 2.
https://digitalmaine.com/holway_diary/2
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Description
Diary (2 of 2) kept by Sumner Ansel Holway of Bingham, Somerset County, Maine during the year 1863 in which he records his daily activity as a private in the 1st Maine Cavalry, Company H.
Holway writes of his experiences in Virginia, including the battles of Middletown, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, and the Battle of Aldie, where he received a leg wound that removed him from the war.