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Creator/Title

Cochran, Mary Catherine Noland, b. 1814. Diary, Middleburg, VA, 1861-1865. 128 transcribed pp.

Call No.

Mss. A C663 1

Content

Mary Cochran reveals in her diary her feelings about African American soldiers and gives her account of their part in the Battle of the Crater, where they were "tricked by their superiors into believing they would not meet any resistance."

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American