Edward W. Crippin Diary, 1861-1863 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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Title: Edward W. Crippin Diary, 1861-1863

Collection identifier: 567

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet

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Corp. Edward W. Crippin, who served in Co. C, 27th Ill. Vol. Inf., kept this diary throughout much of his service in the Civil War. The nearly daily entries begin in Aug. 1861, describing training camp life in Cairo, Ill. As the war progressed, Crippin documented the actions of his regiment in the Battle of Belmont (Nov. 1861), the Battle of Farmington (Apr. 1862), and the Stone River Campaign (late autumn 1862). Crippin's last entry is on Sept. 19, 1863, and describes the Battle of Chickamauga. Crippin died Dec. 24, 1863, of wounds received at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863.