Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Perhaps the most interesting items in this collection are the diaries that Sergeant Bean kept between 1862 and 1864. The first, covering December 23, 1862 to December 31, 1863, is concerned primarily with the generally mundane existence of the average Union solder. It speaks of the weather, letters that Bean has received or written, camp life in general, marching, food, and Bean's financial accounts. This diary does, however, also contain snippets relating to the Civil War on a larger scale:...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Perhaps the most interesting items in this collection are the diaries that Sergeant Bean kept between 1862 and 1864. The first, covering December 23, 1862 to December 31, 1863, is concerned primarily with the generally mundane existence of the average Union solder. It speaks of the weather, letters that Bean has received or written, camp life in general, marching, food, and Bean's financial accounts. This diary does, however, also contain snippets relating to the Civil War on a larger scale:...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Perhaps the most interesting items in this collection are the diaries that Sergeant Bean kept between 1862 and 1864. The first, covering December 23, 1862 to December 31, 1863, is concerned primarily with the generally mundane existence of the average Union solder. It speaks of the weather, letters that Bean has received or written, camp life in general, marching, food, and Bean's financial accounts. This diary does, however, also contain snippets relating to the Civil War on a larger scale:...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Perhaps the most interesting items in this collection are the diaries that Sergeant Bean kept between 1862 and 1864. The first, covering December 23, 1862 to December 31, 1863, is concerned primarily with the generally mundane existence of the average Union solder. It speaks of the weather, letters that Bean has received or written, camp life in general, marching, food, and Bean's financial accounts. This diary does, however, also contain snippets relating to the Civil War on a larger scale:...