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Field diary of 1st Lt. Wm. L. English, 7th Infantry 1876 campaign
Title
Field diary of 1st Lt. Wm. L. English, 7th Infantry 1876 campaign /by William L. English, 1876.
Physical Description
1 v. (106 p.) ; 9 x 15 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Original binding.
English's diary for March through June parallels the journal of Lt. James H. Bradley, which is much more detailed, and Capt. Freeman's journal (WA MSS 204).
The transcript contains; a folded map, "Gold Regions of the Black Hills.." New York, Russell & Struthers; a portrait of Custer; and an 1876 clipping from Harper's Weekly on the slaughter.
Provenance
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Biographical / Historical Note
William L. English, born in Jacksonville, Illinois, served as 1st Lt. of Co. I, 7th United States Infantry, during the Indian campaigns. He died at Deer Lodge, Montana, from wounds received at the battle of Big Hole in the Nez Percé War.
Summary
The diary records the march of the 7th Infantry, under the command of Col. Gibbons, from Fort Shaw to join Gen. Terry's campaign against the Sioux in the Yellowstone country, noting places, distances, road conditions. It recounts the news of Custer's defeat and describes the march to the site and burying the dead, the rescue of Maj. Reno, and the return to Fort Shaw.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Typed transcript available.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts, 171.
William L. English, Field Diary. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
William L. English, Field Diary. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries - United States.
Occupation
Soldiers United States.
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