He was a veteran of the War of 1861-1865. finally resided inSpringfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Title
Samuel A. Shumway Diary (#5031-z) 1865-1866
Creator
Shumway, Samuel A., 1830-1913.
Extent
1 volume
Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Abstract
Samuel A. Shumway was 34 years old and working at a forge in Fiskdale, Massachusetts,
when he was mustered into Company A of the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Regiment on 31 August 1864. He was stationed with his unit on garrison duty around
New Bern, N.C., and Portsmouth, Va., for most of his service. He was discharged
at New Bern on 26 June 1865 and returned to the Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, area. The diary
of Samuel A. Shumway, begun in January 1865 and continuing into 1866 when he had
returned to the Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, area, contains descriptions of camp life with the
2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment during the Civil War, chiefly around
New Bern, N.C., and Portsmouth, Va. The diary also mentions the fall of Richmond,
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and other events. There are several entries
about attempts to raise the Confederate ram Albermarle, which had been sunk
near Plymouth, N.C., and a small amount of information about Shumway's activities
in the year following his discharge.
SOURCE: Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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