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San Bernardino (Calif.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

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Diaries and a memoir

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197223105955]
Identifier: MSS 2360
Scope and Contents Diaries and memoir tell of Church's life's work, the weather, his accounts of the U.S. Civil War including events at Fort Sumpter (South Carolina), Secession of the Southern States and the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln. One diary contains a brief entry by Church's son, John A. Church, in 1889. The four diaries describe the day-to-day occurrences encountered by Church, including deaths of loved ones and acquaintances (which are described frequently). The fourth item, a...
Dates: approximately 1858-1915