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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Format is exactly "diaries"
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Kingsley Beatty Gibbs Journal, 1858

Kingsley Beatty Gibbs Journal, 1858
Date
1858
Description
Journal of Kingsley Beatty Gibbs written in 1858 from his notes, which span from January 1840 to June 1843. Each page documents a month's activities at Gibbs' plantation on Fort George Island north of Jacksonville, plus observations on politics and other matters.
Collection
Kingsley Beatty Gibbs Journal, 1858

Kingsley Beatty Gibbs Journal, 1858
Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865

Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865
Date
1895 (circa)
Description
A photocopy of a transcribed journal of reminiscences written by Joshua Hoyet Frier from 1895 to 1903. Frier describes the period immediately before and during the American Civil War. The journal documents his service in the First Florida Reserves from 1864 to 1865. He discusses the prewar debate over secession; the early enthusiasm of some volunteers and the reluctance of others; the shortages of food, salt and other materials as the war progressed; a slave hunt; Frier's acquaintance with Lewis Thornton Powell (Lewis Payne) of Hamilton County, who later gained notoriety as one of the John Wilkes Booth conspirators; his participation in an expedition to capture deserters; his work taking up rails; a duel fought between two officers; and his relationship with the other men in his unit. Frier's narrative includes a vivid description of the Battle of Natural Bridge in March 1865, in which his unit participated. He also describes the execution of two Confederate deserters captured in Union uniforms. His narrative closes shortly before the Confederate surrender in May 1865. The journal was transcribed by the donor, J.W. Hart, and there is an introduction by J. Hoyet Frier III.
Collection
Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865

Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865
Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865
Date
1861 (circa)
Description
A typescript copy of a diary kept by Robert Watson of Key West from September 1861 through March 1865. Watson describes the movements of the 7th Florida Infantry Regiment from Key West around Florida and then to Tennessee. The diary includes descriptions of weather, news, meals, illnesses and deaths.
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Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
m84-3_v001Kingsley Beatty Gibbs Journal, 1858TextSlavery
Plantation life
Agriculture
Diaries		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m84-3_v001.jpg
m76-134_b001_f02_01Reminiscences of the War Between the States by a Boy in the Far South at Home and in the Ranks of the Confederate Militia by Joshua Hoyet Frier, 1859-1865TextUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Natural Bridge (Fla.), Battle of, 1865		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m76-134_b001_f02_01.jpg
m76-139_b001_01Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865TextUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil war		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m76-139_b001_01.jpg