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Creator/Title
Hayes, Joseph P., 1839-1906. Journal, 1861-1862. 96 pp.
Call No.
Mss. A H417a
Content
This Journal reflects the Civil War experiences of Pvt. Joseph P. Hayes of the 19th Illinois Infantry from his enlistment through the operations of his regiment in Missouri and Kentucky in 1861-1862. Hayes describes his regiment's guard duty at Fort Holt in Ballard County, Ky. in September of 1861. His subsequent entries describe the unit's transfer to Cincinnati and from there to Louisville on Oct. 16. The remainder of his entries detail his service in the vicinity of Elizabethtown, Big Spring and Camp Nevin, near Nolin Station, Ky. during the winter of 1861-1862. His entries for Sept. 27-30, 1861 refer to the presence of Kentucky Home Guard (Union) units at Camp Anderson near Lebanon Junction.