viblbv01068Cottingim, M. M. DiaryA Guide to the M. M. Cottingim Diary, 1862 Ms.2012.033Ryan Speer, ArchivistSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:43:49 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech M. M. Cottingim Diary, Cottingim, M. M., d.1862 (2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry) Ms.2012.033 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1862 The collection consists of a diary written by M.M. Cottingim between April and October of 1862. This collection has been digitized and is available online. English . Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from M.M. Cottingim Diary must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: M.M. Cottingim Diary, Ms2012-033, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

 Acquisition Information

M.M. Cottingim Diary, Ms2012-033 was purchased by Special Collections in December 2011.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the M.M. Cottingim Diary, Ms2012-033, was completed in July 2012.

 Biographical Note

M. M. Cottingim served as a private with Company A, 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. He mustered in during March of 1862. He died in November 18, 1862, probably from wounds sustained during fighting at Antietam, and was buried in Frederick, MD.

 Scope and Content

Cottingim's diary includes entries from April-October of 1862. In addition to short entries about his regiment's movements and activities, his last few entries make mention of his leg being wounded at Antietam on September 17, its subsequent amputation and infection, and his removal to a hospital near Frederick.

 Alternate Form Available

This collection has been digitized and is available online.

 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries Diaries Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 Civil War Diary18621