J. B. Clifton Diary, PC.589

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J. B. Clifton Diary, PC.589

Descriptive Summary

Title
J. B. Clifton Diary
Call Number
PC.589
Creator
Clifton, J. B.
Date
1863-1864
Extent
0.2 cubic feet
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.589, J.B. Clifton Diary, Private Collections, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

Diary of surgeon from Louisburg, N.C., serving with the 53rd and 16th Georgia regiments, giving accounts of marching, encampments, weather, and fighting in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia (June, 1863-July, 1864), with mention of medical activities, recreation, his Negro servant, his correspondents, and visits by President Davis and General Lee.

Contents of the Collection

➤ Container Count 1 Box
  • •  J.B. Clifton Diary
    PC.589

Subject Headings

  • Clifton, J. B.
  • Davis, Jefferson
  • Lee, Robert Edward
  • Confederate States of America
  • Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 53rd
  • Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 16th
  • Military service
  • Battles
  • African Americans
  • Surgeons
  • Physicians
  • Presidents
  • Generals
  • Military camps
  • Marches
  • Weather
  • Recreation
  • Domestics
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Louisburg
  • Maryland
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • Pennsylvania

    • Processing Information

    Collection re-boxed and re-foldered February 18, 2026 by Adrienne Berney and Juliana Siler.