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Thomas Spight diary pages; 18 March - 14 April 1865

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Identifier	mus.m047.016
Title	Thomas Spight diary pages; 18 March - 14 April 1865
Description	From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Pages from a diary written by Thomas Spight, Spight, a member of the 34th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War, dated 18 March - 14 April 1865. Spight describes his unit's march from Augusta, Georgia, northward through the mountains of western South Carolina, into North Carolina. He recounts a train ride from Charlotte to Raleigh, North Carolina, on which prisoners of war were returning home and the strong feelings the event caused. He also covers the reorganization of the Army of Tennessee which General Johnston was attempting during this period.
Creator	Spight, Thomas, b. 1841.
Date	18 March - 14 April 1865
Coverage (time period)	March - April 1865
Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 34th. North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Spight, Thomas, b. 1841. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of six 8" x 12" diary pages.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Notes	A finding aid for this collection is available online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m047.htm
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M047 Spight (Thomas) Letters.
Source	Small Collections: Processed, Box 1
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File extension	JPG
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color

Title	Page 1
File size	792.285 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1583
Height	2428
Color space	RGB
File name	mus.m047.016.01.jpg

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