Mary Henry Diary Entry Battle of Gettysburg, July 29 - July 30, 1863

ID: SIA2013-02792 and SIA2013-02793and SIA2013-02794 and SIA2013-02795 and SIA2013-02796 and SIA2013-02797

Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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Date: June 29- July 30, 1863

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 early troop movements leading up to the battle of Gettysburg, the battle itself, and its aftermath.

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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).

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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 29- July 30, 1863
  • Civil War, 1861-1865

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Topic

  • Diaries
  • History
  • Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863

Place

  • Gettysburg (Pa.)
  • United States

ID Number

SIA2013-02792 and SIA2013-02793and SIA2013-02794 and SIA2013-02795 and SIA2013-02796 and SIA2013-02797

Physical description

Number of Images: 11 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.9w x 10.2h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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