Ferdinando H. Coppernoll diaries


Descriptive Summary
Title: Ferdinando H. Coppernoll diaries
Creator: Coppernoll, Ferdinando H.
Inclusive Dates: 1863-1918
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.75 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Collection Number: ms305
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Ferdinando H. Coppernoll, Union Civil War soldier, fought in Company B, 75th Regiment of the New York Volunteers.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of eight diaries of Ferdinando Coppernoll from 1863-1918. Diary entries concern Coppernoll's day-to-day activities during the war, while on campaign mainly in Louisiana and Texas, and life in New York. The collection also includes a piece of Confederate shrapnel Coppernoll found just a few yards east of Fort Pickens in 1862.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ferdinando H. Coppernoll diaries, ms305, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library,The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2019.

General Notes

Correspondence and diaries for 1863, 1863-1864, and 1865 have been digitized and are available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.