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Collection Title: Asa Sackman Diaries
Dates: 1861-1862
Identification: MS-0404
Creator:
Sackman, Asa
Physical Description: 0.20 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Asa Sackman was a private in the 44th Regiment, Co. G, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain John M. Newkirk. He entered
service at age 22, fought for three years, and transferred to Co. G, 8th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry on January 4th, 1864. His
status in the
Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio is listed as "veteran."
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1862). Company G -- Diaries
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1864). Company G -- Diaries
Personal Papers
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Sackman, Asa, b. 1838 or 9 -- Diaries
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
These materials are in the public domain. However, the nature of historical archival and manuscript collections means that
copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained
in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections,
San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. Permissions is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner
of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained
in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The
user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright
and publication rights of reproduced materials.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Asa Sackman Diaries, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Chronological. Notebooks are numbered 1 through 9 in Sackman's hand; 4 and 5 are missing.
This collection consists of seven manuscript diaries, written while Asa Sackman was serving in the 44th Regiment, Company
G, of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The diaries date from October 1861, his first month of service, to August 1862. Sackman
writes almost daily about the company's movements and actions, the weather, and camp conditions, and occasionally describes
encounters with Confederate troops. The manuscript notes on the diary covers list several camps in West Virginia, including
Camp Piatt and Meadow Bluffs.