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Item for bids is an original 1863 Civil War diary kept by Private Charles Henry Bushee of Company E, 112th New York Volunteer Infantry. Bushee was born May 6, 1828 in Rupert, Vermont and enlisted on August 7, 1862 in the Town of Chautauqua, NY. The 112th was known as the Chautauqua Regiment and served in the Union 10th Army Corps in southeast Virginia. Bushee started every entry with the phrase, "1 day for Uncle Sam." Daily notes are made in pencil or ink. An example of his entries was written on April 13, 1863: "1 day for Uncle Sam. Stayed in fort union waiting for the Rebs to appear to give them a warm reception. They placed their Battery near Mr. Smiths but were shelled out in 15 minutes from the forts McClellan and Union. Our men kept up a fire from the gunboats below town. C. Tucker shot at 5 P. M." Bushee also kept a page w he recorded all the deaths in his company. T for April 13 is "Charles Tucker Shot." He also kept a record of his money transactions, noting all his expenses, no matter how small, like "Jan 25 to a Negro for fresh fish, .25" or "to darkey for apples, .05" This diary is leather bound and all the pages are tight. The front pages contain a table of distances and times by railroad from New York to various cities in the United States, time differences between New York and other major cities, a population chart of the United States and Territories, an almanac, postage rates, and so on. Some of the places mentioned are Blackwater, Carrville, Suffolk, Winsor, Nansemond, Summerton Road, Deserted House, Beaverdam Church, Franklin, the Pamunkey River, King William Court House, and many others. He mentions General Dodge's headquarters at Antioch Church, also General Foster. Other units mentioned are the 6th Massachusetts and 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The colonel of the 112th NY was Jeremiah Clinton Drake, a Baptist minister from Westfield, New York. Bushee wrote on Sunday, May 3, "Stayed in camp, had an address from Colonel Drake, discourse, Thou Shalt not swear." A year later Colonel Drake was mortally wounded at Cold Harbor. In early August 1863 the regiment boarded a transport ship at Portsmouth, VA for a voyage to Charleston, South Carolina. His entries mention Long Island, Morris Island (w the famous black 54th Massachusetts Infantry saw their first major action), Pawnee Landing, Black Island and elsew By mid-September his health began to deteriorate, and he suffered from chronic diarrhea. He made his last entry on November 18 and died at Folly Island, South Carolina on December 8, 1863. T is a headstone for him in an old private cemetery on Bloomer Road near Mayville, the Chautauqua County seat. This diary offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of a Union infantryman and you can trace the movements of his regiment on a period or contemporary map. This is especially interesting to Civil War historians, people from Chautauqua County or the regions of Virginia and South Carolina w the action took place. P lease, no overseas bids accepted. Ship only to USA and Canada. Buyer's choice of First Class mail in a stiff mailer, or USPS $4.80 Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope. Buyer pays for postal insurance if desired. Thanks for bidding. 
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