Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
McPherson, John H., 1840-1926. Diary, 31 October 1861-7 October 1862. 1 volume.
Call No.
Mss. A M172 vault
Content
A 1920 copy of the Civil War diary of Union soldier John H. McPherson, a private in Company C, 74th Ohio Infantry. A native of Xenia, Ohio, McPherson's diary covers his recruitment and training in Ohio during the winter of 1861, as well as his service in Tennessee during the spring-fall 1862. On 6-8 and 14 September 1862 McPherson reports a large body of rebel troops near Lexington, Kentucky that is moving to threaten Cincinnati; he also reports movement of Union troops in Tennessee to meet the Confederates.