Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Culp, Johnson W. Diary, 12 Aug. 1862-30 July 1863. 1 vol., 107 pp. Copy in Culp's hand of orig. diary, ca. 1880.

Call No.

Mss. A C968

Content

Records life of Culp, a private of Co. G, 87th Inf. Regt. of Ind. Volunteers, at Camp Grasshopper near Louisville, and in the field, including troop movements, encounters with John Hunt Morgan's men, dealings with civilians, guarding prisoners, burials, the killing of Gen. William Nelson at Louisville's Galt House, battles and skirmishes, ailments, wounds and hospitalizations.

Subject Heading

Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865