 Abram Rinker diaries
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteAbram Rinker was a Union soldier with Company B of the 52nd Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Scope and ContentThe 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 InformationPreferred CitationAbram Rinker diaries, ms391, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2018. General NotesThis collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||