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Chapin, Samuel, 1841-1883, and William R. Sessions

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Samuel Chapin and William R. Sessions Civil War Diaries

1862-1863
2 volumes 0.25 linear feet
Call no.: MS 157 bd

Transcripts of Civil War diaries of Samuel Chapin and William R. Sessions both of South Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Chapin was twenty-one and Sessions twenty-seven when they enlisted in the Union Army with 25 other Wilbraham men on August 29, 1862. They were assigned to the 46th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers for nine months service.

Subjects

Soldiers--Massachusetts--DiariesUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 46th (1861-1865)Wilbraham (Mass.)--History

Contributors

Chapin, Samuel, 1841-1883Sessions, William R

Types of material

Diaries