Creator	Hewey, George
Title	George Hewey Papers
Description	George Hewey enlisted into the 7th Maine Light Artillery Battery on September 23, 1864 at Camp Berry near Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Private Hewey was stationed outside of Petersburg, Virginia and saw steady action from January until the Confederate retreat from the city in April, 1865. He was mustered out of service on June 21, 1865 and returned home to Lisbon, Maine the following week. Contains the 1865 diary of George Hewey of the 7th Maine Light Artillery Battery. The diary consists of daily entries made by Private Hewey during the final year of the American Civil War. Includes descriptions of the Union Army siege upon Petersburg, Virginia and the Confederate retreat and surrender. One undated poem and one letter dated December 27, 1864 are also part of the collection.
Date	1864-1865
Time Period	1864-1865
LC Subject Headings	Hewey, George United States. Army. Maine Light Artillery Battery, 7th (1862-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 Fort Sedgwick (Va.) Fort Welch (Va.)
EOA Categories	Government & Politics -- Military Peoples -- Military Life History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Type	Text
Format	PDF
Record Group	RG 0509
File Name	0509-99-0190cb.pdf
Link to catalog	http://aubiecat.auburn.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2048880
Repository	Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
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Submitted by	Coates, Midge