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William P. Wilkin diary

 Collection
Identifier: AC-454

Scope and Contents

This collection consist of a 46-page, typed transcript of William P. Wilkin Diary, 1861-1863, Company F, First Cavalry Regiment of the West Virginia Volunteers. Eventually promoted to Captain, he was discharged in February 1865 for medical disabilities incurred in the line of duty. The diary refers to weather conditions, duties, raids, skirmishes and battles participated in, casualties, and prisoners taken. Wilkins was involved in the Battle of Gettysburg and has short entries discussing that battle. A few days after Gettysburg, he was taken prisoner near Hagerstown, Maryland; he was taken to Richmond and put in Libby prison, but was paroled and sent back. Wilkins discusses this entire experience with daily entries in his diary.

Dates

  • Creation: 1992

Creator

Language

All materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Appalachian State University assumes no responsibility.

Biographical Note

William Porter Wilkin was born January 24, 1825 in Washington County, Pennsylvania and died December 9, 1871 in Missouri. Wilkin married Harriett McKown in Athens, Ohio on March 15, 1848. He served in the United States First Cavalry Regiment of West Virginia Volunteers. After the war, he moved to Hannibal, Missouri where he operated a sawmill.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

The William P. Wilkin Diary is a copy of a personal (almost) daily diary of Wilkin from March 6 to December 31, 1863, while he served in the Federal United States army during the Civil War. Also included is a letter to Jim Moyer from Richard Keith Irish, who sent the copy to Moyer.

Acquisitions Information

This collection was purchased from Bookworm & Silverfish in 2008 and accessioned as AC.2008.072.

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Elliott, June 2013. This collection was processed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.

Title
William P. Wilkin diary
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Anita Elliott
Date
June 6, 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository