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Describing recent illness, travels for business, and anticipated trip home

Scope and Contents Written while Bacon was serving as Adjutant of the 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment, the diary gives a detailed account of the movements of the Regiment from August to November. Written mainly while Bacon served in Virginia, the diary describes life as a soldier; the aftermath of the first battle at Bull Run (Manassas) including a description of the hospital and battlefield with a hand-drawn sketch, and comments on the actions of Generals Robert Patterson, Joseph Johnston, and Pierre...

Scope and Contents Recounts his travels from Macon, Georgia to New York to attend the Democratic National Convention. Traveled through Atlanta, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh, describing what he saw and relating it to events of recent war. Gives account of Democratic National Convention in July 1868. Late July 1868 – December 1868, covers political events both state and national, including presidential election. Last entry; handwritten transcript of a speech he delivered at Covington,...

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Describes daily life in Tuskegee, Alabama, including family, school, church, etc.