Lot 2334
Union Soldier Pocket Diary, 1863, leather bound and meticulously maintained by Capt. Cushman Cunmingham, Co. F, 17th Reg. O.V. U.S.A., with spaces for each day of the year, with almanac contents, containing the names, unit and county of each man, and notation if killed or wounded; company captured at Battle of Chickasaw Bayou on Dec 29th 1862, imprisoned at Vicksburg; thereafter a day by day description of prison life, food, weather, camp conditions, snow, disease, constant rumors of impending release which never happens, death of fellow soldiers; fascinating look at life as Federal Army officer in prison most of 1863, last entry is Dec 31st; transcript accompanies through March;.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,400