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Title: |
Joseph W. Gaskill Record Book and Diary |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
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Creator: |
Gaskill, Joseph W. |
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Dates: |
1862-1865 |
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Quantity: |
0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
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Abstract: |
Joseph W. Gaskill (b. 1843) was a corporal in Company B, 104th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a descriptive roll of Company B, 104th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1862-65), a history of the Company by Gaskill, and Gaskill's diary for 1864, during which time he saw action in Tennessee and Georgia. Includes an unpublished, incomplete manuscript of a book about Abraham Lincoln, written by Gaskill. |
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Identification: |
MS 1158 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Joseph W. Gaskill Record Book and Diary, 1862-1864 and undated, consist of a descriptive roll of Company B, 104th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1862-1864), a history of the Company by Gaskill, and Gaskill's diary for 1864, during which time he saw action in Tennessee and Georgia. Includes an unpublished, incomplete manuscript of a book about Abraham Lincoln, written by Gaskill.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the American Civil War and the activities of Company B. 104th Regiment,Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Those seeking firsthand accounts of Union soldiers during the Civil War, particularly in battles in Georgia and Tennessee, will find this collection useful. Those seeking a company history of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry will find this collection useful.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1158 Joseph W. Gaskill Record Book and Diary, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Purchased by the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1925 and a gift of J. W. Gaskill in 1926.