Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Currier, Arthur W., b. 1844. Diary, September 1862-December 1862. 66 pp.
Call No.
Mss. A C976
Content
Written in Kentucky and Tennessee while in 1st Michigan Regiment during the Civil War. Emphasis on trains used for troop transport, brief descriptions of places passed through, camp reports and rumors about actions of leading figures in the war. Describes also his health, climate and prospect of battle. In Tennessee, mentions arrest and trial of his company for refusing to march.