Mary Henry Diary, June 3, 1861

ID: SIA2013-02725 and SIA2013-02726

Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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Date: June 3, 1861

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3

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Summary

Entry from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, describing the state of events of the country a brink of division. The entry discusses that the church is one of the only links left between the North and South and that fortifications and troops are growing on each side of the division.

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For the fully digitized diaries see negative numbers SIA2013-02704 through SIA2013-02816 (Diary 1858-1863) and negative numbers SIA2013-01937 through SIA2013-02126 (Diary 1864-1868).

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • June 3, 1861
  • Civil War, 1861-1865

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Diaries
  • History

Place

  • United States
  • Washington (D.C.)

ID Number

SIA2013-02725 and SIA2013-02726

Physical description

Number of Images: 3 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.9w x 10.2h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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