Civil War: John E. Wilkins Diary Entry of the Battle of Champion Hill
John E. Wilkins Diary Entry of the Battle of Champion Hill
| Description: |
A transcript of John E. Wilkins 1863 diary containing a vivid, hour by hour account of the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi. The battle ended in a Union victory but cost over 1, 700 lives on the Northern side alone. |
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| Origin: | 2010-08-13 |
| Created By: |
Wilkins, John E. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vchs/id/5775 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Historical Society |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 16th (1861-1865) Champion Hill, Battle of, Miss., 1863 Wars & Conflicts Civil War -- Diary |
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