DIARY 0f SILAS SWEENEY MALLORY 64th Ohio

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DIARY of ,SILAS SWEENEY MALLORY,
64TH Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1861-1866.

The collection consists of a transcription of Silas
Mallory's Civil War diary from November 6, 1861 to
January 5, 1866 and photocopies of twelve letters written
to Mallory from December 1864 to January 1866. The diary
entries occasionally offer reflections on life and the
comforts of home as well as the daily routine of camp life of
the 64th O. V.I., especially information about meals, military
equipment, marching conditions, and the impact of weather on
the regiment. The diary also provides a record of the
regiment's travels including movements by steam boat. Mallory
frequently recorded the names of those who died in the regiment.

Some of the daily entries refer to:

Aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-13, 1862

Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862

Pursuit of Confederate Gen. Morgan, November 8-16, 1862

Battle of Stones River, December 29, 1862 - January 2, 1863

Occupation of Chattanooga, September 7 - November 25, 1863

Battle of Chickamauga, September 11-21, 1863

Battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge,
November 24-26, 1863

March to Knoxville to reinforce Gen. Burnside,
November 30 - December 15, 1863

Georgia/Atlanta Campaign as part of Gen. Sherman's Army,
May 3 - July 21, 1864

Battle of Rocky Faced Ridge, May 9, 1864

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864

March from Atlanta to Chattanooga and Alabama,
September 25, 1864

Campaign to defeat Confederate Gen. Hood,
(Battles of Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville), September 25 -
December 24, 1864

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