U.S. CIVIL WAR DIARY OF A SOLDIER, 2ND LIEUTENANT ROWLAND W. PARKER (1821-1862). Lt. Parker served from October 1861 through Dec. 19, 1862, dying of tuberculosis while in service. Brown leather covers enclose app. 120 densely-packed ruled pages written in script with pencil; first entry Dec. 2, 1861. Highly detailed descriptions of weather, marches, battlefields, strategies, food, composition of camps, generals and other officers, deaths and funerals, parades, astroll through U. S. Capitol, and Parker's own health, family, and role as commissary officer. Notably, Parker's wife traveled with him to battle regions.
Accompanied by full typed transcription of diary day-by-day, and copies of 19th century and other Civil War records relating to Parker. In lot with two Parker family school books, "Sander's Pictorial Primer, 1858" and "Crocker's Arithmetic, 1787"
Estimate $1,600-2,000
PROVENANCE: By family descent to present owner from her maternal great-grandmother
