Alvord, Jabez. mixed material monographic eng 1 Civil War diary (158 pages) kept by Jabez Alvord, a second lieutenant with the 28th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army. Alvord records the service of the regiment from November 15, 1862, to August 28, 1863. Includes a detailed account of operations against Port Hudson, Louisiana, May 26-June 9, 1863. Also includes descriptions of voyages, marches, and camp life at Fort Barrancas, Florida; Ship Island, Mississippi; and Brashear City, later Morgan City, and the Carrollton neighborhood, New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to research. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Jabez Alvord Diary, Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Gift, Lucy J. Watt, 1971. Union Army soldier. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. United States. Army Military life United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 28th (1862-1863) Carrollton (New Orleans, La.) History Connecticut History Civil War, 1861-1865 Florida History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fort Barrancas (Fla.) History Louisiana History Civil War, 1861-1865 Mississippi History Civil War, 1861-1865 Morgan City (La.) History Port Hudson (La.) History Ship Island (Miss.) History United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Soldiers Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mssmmc.00108670861 MSS5007 mm 78005007 dacs DLC 781212 20250607224902.7 5802008 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng