Creator	Shotwell, Jacob R., 1842-1918
Title	Jacob R. Shotwell Diary
Description	Jacob R. Shotwell was born on January 13, 1842 in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Prior to the start of the American Civil War he was a resident of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted with Company B of the 12th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment on May 15, 1861 for a term of three months. The regiment was later reorganized as the 41st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and mustered into service for a period of three years. Private Shotwell saw action early on in the war and was at the Battle of Gettysburg. During the time period of the diary he marched and fought with the Army of the Potomac in Northern Virginia. He returned home on June 16, 1864. Following the war he worked as a stone mason and plasterer in Kingston and Monroe, Pennsylvania. He died on May 3, 1918. Consists of the Civil War diary of Private Jacob R. Shotwell of Company B of the 41st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The diary documents Private Shotwell's activities during 1864, while serving with the Army of the Potomac in Virginia and while at his residence in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Diary includes a brief description of the Battle of Spottsylvania.
Date	1864
Time Period	1864
LC Subject Headings	Shotwell, Jacob R., 1842-1918 United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1864) Pennsylvania Infantry. 9th Reserve, 1861 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
EOA Categories	Government & Politics -- Military Peoples -- Military Life History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Type	Text
Format	PDF
Record Group	RG 0265
File Name	0265-04-0015cb.pdf
Link to catalog	http://aubiecat.auburn.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1924427
Repository	Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
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Submitted by	Coates, Midge