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I’ve never read a diary quite like this one. At first I was a little confused by the way he wrote but after a few pages I realized what he was doing. The diary originally belonged to Civil War Veteran Abraham Rudisill of York Pennsylvania. It seems that Abraham was an avid diarist and although I only have this diary (and would never spilt up the lot if I did have it), he is constantly referring to his notes from his past diaries. So he not only has entries for the years this diary represents, 1875-1886, but you get a wealth of information about his past, including the battles he fought and the years served in the Civil War. And, the best thing is that this diary has a total of 300 pages!! Before I get to the diary I want to give you some facts I found on the web about this amazing man. The first has to do with his other diaries and the kind of diarist he was. Abraham served with the 43 rd PA Light Artillery and during the battle of Gettysburg it is said (and I quote from an article I found on the web called “Sounds of battle reach county”)…. “People in the corners of York County heard the sounds of guns, the big ones, booming from the west, from Gettysburg……Residents of Hanover could also hear the sound of big guns and small arms. And some people contented that they could follow the flight of shells in the night sky .The ground was fairly shaken by the concussion. The Hanover Spectator reported, “And the whole country for miles around was filled with the terrible sounds of warlike strife.” The booming of cannons from the Gettysburg field reminded county residents that the rebels could return. Unfortunately for many people, the sound of the big guns did not tell how the Yankee defenders were faring……. Abraham Rudisill stood on a prime spot to view the ebb and flow of the battle. Rudisill helped man a battery on Culp’s Hill, trying to fend off Ewell’s men attacking the Union right all three days of the battle. On Friday evening, after Pickett’s unsuccessful charge, on the Union center, Rudisill paused near his gun to write in his diary. The outcome of the battle was still in doubt, even after the Yankees repelled Pickett’s massive assault. “Perhaps the Rebels are charging or falling back, the York man wrote, “We will see; but the storm may rage again ere long. Lord keep us. Praise the Lord for his goodness.” Just by reading that last quote I can see how important Abrahams diaries were to him, and this one up for auction is no less important because he’s always mentioning his past concerning the war and it’s the diary where he looses his precious wife to death and he becomes very depressed. He actually talks about that very day, July 2 nd , 1863, in this diary of which I quoted below. Between the pages of this particular diary, he seems to recollect quite a bit on his past life as he feels he’s nearing the end of his life; yet he lives another 13 years. He also writes a lot of poetry and scripture verses. Abraham was born April 14 th , 1811, and died January 20 th , 1899. Son of Michael and Catherine G. Krumbine Rudisill and the husband of Sarah Wehrly Rudisill whom he married August 12, 1832. In 1860 was a tailor living in York Borough and stood 5’ 10” tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes. A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg July 19, 1861 with Battery G, 1 st Pa Light Artillery (43 rd Pa). Above the legal age to enlist, he understated his age by five years. Elected corporal and later reenlisted as a Veteran Volunteer transferring to Battery F. I found a web site showing his grave and then the web site after that is a list of the men in the 43 rd Pennsylvania. /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28456058 /pacw/artillery/1startillery/1startbatteryg.html I found Abraham on so many different sites on the web, he was even mentioned in a book called “The Battle of Bull Run.” In the diary he also talks about his homestead “Harmony Grove” and says he purchased it on February 27 th , 1866. Abraham ...
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