Abram Rinker diaries

Abram Rinker diaries

Descriptive Summary

Title: Abram Rinker diaries
Creator: Rinker, Abram
Inclusive Dates: 1863-1864
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (2 diaries)
Collection Number: ms391
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Abram Rinker was a Union soldier with Company B of the 52nd Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two diaries of Abram Rinker from 1863-1864. Rinker was stationed in Beaufort, Morris, James, and Folly Islands, South Carolina; and Ft. Strong, North Carolina. Diary entries discuss Rinker's health, the weather, camp life (drills, guard duty, foraging for food, and officers), bombardments and shelling along the coast, and ship movements. Other entries pertain to arrival of Confederate prisoners, news of battles in other states, and election results in the North.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Abram Rinker diaries, ms391, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2018.

General Notes

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Diaries, 1863-1864 Access Online

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