Lt. "M", 85th New York, Diary, 1870

This accession contains one 126 page diary written by "Mart" in 1870 from his notes made during the Civil War. The narrative commences on the 27th of March, 1862, and ends in 1865. Many battles are described, including Fair Oaks, Yorktown, and Williamsburg in Virginia, and Kinston and Goldsboro in North Carolina. There is also a folder containing research into Martin Link, the suspected author of the diary, as well as a typed transcription of the diary.