Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Craig, Isaac A., 1834-1917. Papers, 1862-1865. .33 cu. ft.

Call No.

Mss. A C886 1,2

Content

Craig was an officer in Co. F., 50th Indiana Infantry. His diary contains intermittent entries covering the unit's campaigns in Tennessee and Arkansas. Dates for the diary are: January 1-22, 1863, May 1-September 16, 1863, January 1 (1864?)and March 16-April,b1864. He also gives an account of action in late 1862 in the area of Jackson. Tennessee. He writes about daily routines, marches, skirmishes and battles. Information on the 50 th Indiana and Craig are in the introduction folder.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865