Guide to the Diary of Owen W. Davis, Jr., 1862
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Cite as: Diary of Owen W. Davis, Jr., Miscellaneous Manuscript Volume Collection, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
Typescript copy of the diary of Owen W. Davis, Jr., from June 17, 1862, to September 27, 1862, recording his experience as an enlisted soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. Topics include minor skirmishes, court marial duties, capture and parole, and routine duties while stationed in northern Virginia, Washington, DC, and Maryland. Davis (Bowdoin College Class of 1864) left college to enlist with the 7th Squadron, Rhode Island Cavalry.
- United States. -- Army -- Military life.
- Rhode Island Cavalry. -- 7th Squadron.
- Diaries. -- lcgft.
- Personal narratives. -- lcgft.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
- Davis, Owen Warren, Jr., 1842-1920 -- Diaries
Forms part of the Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection in the Bowdoin College Special Collections & Archives.