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A. J. Thompson Civil War diary

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Thompson, A. J. (Alonzo J.)

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Alonzo. J. Thompson, a native of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, was a soldier in the American Civil War and served as a part of Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Army of the Potomac. The diary is an account of a soldier's daily life from 1861 to 1863, and includes a list of generals under which Thompson's unit served; hand-drawn sketches of rivers, construction supports, surveys, and artillery trajectory, with corresponding calculations; and daily notations concerning weather, activities, and personal health.
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  1. Civil War
  2. Civil War, 1861 1865
  3. History
  4. Personal Narratives
  5. United States
  6. United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861 1865). Battery H

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