Mary Henry Diary Entries on the First Battle of Manassas, July 1861

ID: SIA2013-02732 and SIA2013-02733 and SIA2013-02734 and SIA2013-02735

Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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Date: July 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 First Battle of Manassas, in Virginia, of the United States Civil War. In the entries, Mary describes the troop movements prior to the battle, the battle and its effects in Washington, D.C.

Subject

Henry, Joseph 1797-1878

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

  • July 1861
  • Civil War, 1861-1865

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Diaries
  • History

Place

  • United States
  • Virginia
  • Washington (D.C.)

ID Number

SIA2013-02732 and SIA2013-02733 and SIA2013-02734 and SIA2013-02735

Physical description

Number of Images: 8 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.9w x 10.2h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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