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And Three Rousing Cheers for the Privates: a Diary of the 1862 Roanoke Island Expedition

Record #:
21582
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Abstract:
This article presents and annotates a portion of the diary of Henry William Gangewer (1827-1880), which records the day to day activities of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Burnside Expedition. The Burnside Expedition captured Roanoke Island on 7 February 1862 from Confederate forces.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 1, Jan 1994, p62-84 , il, por, map, f