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John W. Carlisle Civil War diary and photographs
John W. Carlisle was born in Philadelphia around 1836. He enlisted in the Union Army in Philadelphia in 1861 and served in Company F, 1st Regiment 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, and later, the 112th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He passed away in 1910 in Hampton, Virginia, and is buried at Levering...
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| Collection: | John W. Carlisle Civil War Diary and Photographs |
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| Collection Number: | 4505 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.2 Linear feet 1 box (2 folders) |
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John W. Carlisle was born in Philadelphia around 1836. He enlisted in the Union Army in Philadelphia in 1861 and served in Company F, 1st Regiment 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, and later, the 112th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He passed away in 1910 in Hampton, Virginia, and is buried at Leverington Cemetery in Philadelphia. His very detailed and extensive 190-page diary dates between 1861 to 1866 with nearly daily entries ranging from single sentences to full pages of text. Also included are a GAR reuion photograph, on verso of which is written "John Carlisle, Old Point Comfort, Died 1909," a photograph of John's brother, Godfrey N. Carlisle, dated July 1865, and four tintypes of Carlisle's family members. A full transcription of the diary is also included. |