Civil War Diary
of William Owen, Co K., 86th NYSV
The Second Diary
Transcribers note: This diary is a pocket diary published by Willy Wallach, No.
43 John Street, New York. It is leather bound with DIARY & 1863 embossed on the
front cover & has a pocket in the back which contained the following 2 letters.
The front contains a table of distances & times by railroad to various cities
from New York as well as a postage rate chart, moon phases for New York & San
Francisco & tide charts for San Francisco.
The cash account pages in the back contain various accountings of food &
clothing items purchased, the memoranda pages contain the following:
21 Roberson P
21 Routs A
22 Sabner Dead
23 Schidy A
24 Walker Dead
25 Williams A
26 George A
27 Pinckard P
Northern neck of Va.
I have roamed Virginia
over
and many places met
But for loveliness and
lots of fun
Give me the Northern
necks yet.
My country calls. I
must obey,
and from my native
land away.
But ere I go sweet
one, I ask
Of thee a simple
friendly task
that you remember
remember me.
Maintained by Sue Greenhagen.
E-mail:
greenhsh@morrisville.edu