Edwin R. Osband diaries
Edwin R. Osband diaries
This collection consists of three diaries (1861-1864) of Edwin R. Osband of Wayne County, Michigan, kept during his service in the Civil War.
The diary entries express alarm at the "profanity and wickedness" among the soldiers (December 23, 1861), describe exorbitant prices in Nashville (February, 1862), and predict that "the war will not be of long duration" (January 9, 1862). There are also comments on a dispute over pay among members of the regiment (1862), and reports on food shortages (October, 1864).
The last journal contains the names and addresses of the men in Company H who were discharged with Osband. After the war, the last volume was used to record mileage charts, home remedies, and financial records.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Collection is open for research.
- Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1866
- Extent
- 0.2 Cubic Feet (, 2 folders)
- Related Names
- United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century
- United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
- Language of Materials
- English
Diaries, 1861 - 1862
- Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1862
Diaries, 1863 - 1864
- Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1864
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan." https://findingaids.lib.msu.edu//repositories/2/resources/925 Accessed January 22, 2025.