Joseph W. Crowther diaryMS.0330Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:48:34 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Joseph W. Crowther diary Crowther, Joseph W., 1833-1925 MS.0330 /repositories/3/resources/410 1 items one volume (131 pages) bound in leather; 3.5 inches x 6.3 inches 1864-1865 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the one volume diary of Union soldier Joseph W. Crowther, who served during the Civil War with Company H, 128th New York Infantry Regiment. Entries begin November 9, 1864 and end July 23, 1865 when regiment is disbanded.

Crowther describes:

  • Camp life
  • Foraging
  • Skirmishes
  • Winter quarters in Winchester, Virginia
  • Transport via steamship to Fort Monroe, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia
  • Soldiers receiving news of the assassination of President Lincoln
  • Description of soldiers'return to New York at end of the War
Locations mentioned or described include:
  • Kernstown, Virginia
  • Front Royal, Virginia
  • Winchester,Virginia
  • Martinsburg, West Virginia
  • Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Savannah, Georgia
  • Goldsboro, North Carolina

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 Preferred Citation

Joseph W. Crowther diary, 1864-1865. MS 0330. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Biographical / Historical

Joseph Wesley Crowther born in 1833 in England and immigrated to the United States in 1842. He was living in Fishkill, New York at time of Civil War. On August 29, 1862 Crowther enlisted in Company H, New York 128th Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to Full Corporal on September 2, 1864. He mustered out on July 2, 1865 at Savannah, Georgia. After the War Crowther lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut and died there on July 17, 1925.

 United States -- Army -- New York Infantry Regiment, 128th -- Company H Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Diaries Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Winchester (Va.)—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives Diaries United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (General subdivision: Assassination.)