{"id":6366,"date":"2016-04-12T21:08:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T21:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2016-04-14T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T17:06:04","slug":"civil-war-diaries-and-letters-now-available-digitally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/2016\/04\/12\/civil-war-diaries-and-letters-now-available-digitally\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil War Diaries and Letters Now Available Digitally"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"alonzosmithdiary\"<\/a>On this day, April 12, in 1861, the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina in the Battle of Fort Sumter, effectively beginning the US Civil War.<\/p>\n

Students and researchers interested in the experiences of Civil War soldiers and their families can now access the diaries, letters, family papers, and photographs from Archives and Special Collections’ Connecticut Soldiers Collection digitally in the\u00a0digital repository. \u00a0 \u00a0The following collections are currently available:<\/p>\n

D. Alonzo Smith diary<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
George W. Hanford Papers<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Ward Family Papers<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Christopher Boon diaries<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
D. Alonzo Smith pass (photocopy)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Peter Lukoff Papers<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
John L. Sage diary<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Gurdon Robins diary<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Christopher Boon documents<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Charles H. Sears diary and loose pages<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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To explore related collections, browse\u00a0the list of collection guides<\/a> or contact an archivist<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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