CIVIL WAR DIARY OF CORPORAL MILES LITTLEFIELD, 10TH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY 1864.

CIVIL WAR DIARY OF CORPORAL MILES LITTLEFIELD, 10TH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY 1864. A typical pre-printed “Pocket Diary” in leather case with closing tab for the year 1864. Littlefield was a literate writer and the diary is completed mostly in period ink although some entries are in pencil. There are good battle descriptions in and around Petersburg throughout the center section of the diary. Around the middle of July 1864, Littlefield goes into a convalescent camp and is in and out of health troubles until his death by disease on February 5, 1865. The diary covers the period January 1, 1864 through September 20, 1864 and then ends abruptly.

Littlefield enlisted around September 1861 and served throughout the regiment’s term. The photocopied documents which accompany the diary (including military, pension papers and personal letters) state that he died February 5, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia of chronic diarrhea.

Garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until May, 1864. Ordered to join the Army of the Potomac in the field May 27. Cold Harbor, Va., June 5-12. Before Petersburg June 15-19. Siege of Petersburg June 16 to August 15. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Moved to Washington, D.C., August 15, and duty there until September 27. Ordered to the Shenandoah Valley September 27. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Bermuda Hundred, Va., and duty in the Defenses at that point until March 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Duty in the Dept. of Virginia until June. Mustered out at Petersburg, Va., June 23, 1865. Recruits transferred to 6th New York Heavy Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Several pages are heavily worn and the page edges are bit dog-eared. Some fading has occurred to the period ink throughout making about 20% of the pages difficult to read. They are, however, discernable. A large quantity of photocopied records and letters accompany the diary. 4-54164 CoW26 (600-800)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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	535G.	$1,320.00	CIVIL WAR DIARY OF CORPORAL MILES LITTLEFIELD, 10TH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY 1864. A typical pre-printed “Pocket Diary” in leather case with closing tab for the year 1864. Littlefield was a literate writer and the diary is completed mostly in period ink although some entries are in pencil. There are good battle descriptions in and around Petersburg throughout the center section of the diary. Around the middle of July 1864, Littlefield goes into a convalescent camp and is in and out of health troubles until his death by disease on February 5, 1865. The diary covers the period January 1, 1864 through September 20, 1864 and then ends abruptly. Littlefield enlisted around September 1861 and served throughout the regiment’s term. The photocopied documents which accompany the diary (including military, pension papers and personal letters) state that he died February 5, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia of chronic diarrhea. Garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until May, 1864. Ordered to join the Army of the Potomac in the field May 27. Cold Harbor, Va., June 5-12. Before Petersburg June 15-19. Siege of Petersburg June 16 to August 15. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Moved to Washington, D.C., August 15, and duty there until September 27. Ordered to the Shenandoah Valley September 27. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Bermuda Hundred, Va., and duty in the Defenses at that point until March 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Duty in the Dept. of Virginia until June. Mustered out at Petersburg, Va., June 23, 1865. Recruits transferred to 6th New York Heavy Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Several pages are heavily worn and the page edges are bit dog-eared. Some fading has occurred to the period ink throughout making about 20% of the pages difficult to read. They are, however, discernable. A large quantity of photocopied records and letters accompany the diary. 4-54164 CoW26 (600-800) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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