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Dargan (James F.) Civil War Diary and Scrapbook
SC.JFD
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: James F. Dargan Civil War Diary and Scrapbook
Creator:
Dargan, James F.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.JFD
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1862-1863
Abstract: James F. Dargan served as a Union
solder in the US Civil War. Between September 17, 1862 and August 27, 1863 he kept a diary
which includes descriptions of his enlistment, camp life, gossip about fellow soldiers,
military discipline, and other aspects of his service. Scattered throughout the diary are
lines of verse, original sketches, clippings from various sources, pressed flowers, ribbons,
cards, and other ephemera.
Language of Material: English
James F. Dargan served as a Union soldier during the US Civil War.
Between September 17, 1862 and August 27, 1863 James F. Dargan kept a diary which includes
descriptions of his enlistment, camp life, gossip about fellow soldiers, military
discipline, and other aspects of his service. Scattered throughout the diary are lines of
verse, original sketches, clippings from various sources, pressed flowers, ribbons, cards,
and other ephemera.
Facsimile copies of this work, titled
My Experiences in Service: or, A Nine
Months Man,
have been made available to researchers in
cooperation with the Bibliographic Society of California State University, Northridge.
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part
of the
Civil War Narratives
project.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Other Information:
Bound and restored by E.A. Thompson, February 1975.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera