| Abstract |
The Francis W. Knowles Papers consist of a diary scrapbook (1862-1865) written by Private Knowles while serving in Company B of the 36th Massachusetts Volunteers. The diary records the activities of Knowles, who was mainly a clerk, as he participated with the IX Corps at Fredericksburg, in Indiana and Michigan, the Knoxville Campaign, the Wilderness campaign, the Spotsylvania Courthouse campaign, at Cold Harbor, and in the Petersburg campaign. Entries include a description of camp life at Camp Wool in Massachusetts; the activities of the Confederate raider John Morgan in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; and the activities of the Knights of the Golden Circle in Kentucky. Also included are a report by General Edwin V. Sumner of the Battle of Fredericksburg; newspaper clipping; autographs of Ambrose B. Burnside, Lewis Richmond, and John G. Parke; maps of the campaigns in which Knowles participated; battlefield sketches; and field orders. |
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| Cite as |
Francis W. Knowles Papers (#164), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
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| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Purchased by J. Y. Joyner Library. |
| Biographical note | Francis W. Knowles served in Company B of the 36th Massachusetts Volunteers. |
