James F. Dargan Civil War Diary and Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
Between September 17, 1862 and August 27, 1863 James F. Dargan kept a diary which includes descriptions of his enlistment, camp life, gossip about fellow soldiers, military discipline, and other aspects of his service. Scattered throughout the diary are lines of verse, original sketches, clippings from various sources, pressed flowers, ribbons, cards, and other ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1863
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Information:
James F. Dargan served as a Union soldier during the US Civil War.
Full Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
James F. Dargan served as a Union solder in the US Civil War. Between September 17, 1862 and August 27, 1863 he kept a diary which includes descriptions of his enlistment, camp life, gossip about fellow soldiers, military discipline, and other aspects of his service. Scattered throughout the diary are lines of verse, original sketches, clippings from various sources, pressed flowers, ribbons, cards, and other ephemera.
Electronic Format:
Facsimile copies of this work, titled My Experiences in Service: or, A Nine Months Man, have been made available to researchers in cooperation with the Bibliographic Society of California State University, Northridge.
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the Civil War Narratives project.
https://digital-library.csun.edu/
General
Other Information:
Bound and restored by E.A. Thompson, February 1975.
- Title
- Guide to the James F. Dargan Civil War Diary and Scrapbook
- Date
- 2013-05-10
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
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