urn:taro:utexas.cah.02450 A Guide to the Horace Walker Diary, 1861-1863 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Walker, Horace M., 1840-1863 Walker, Horace, Diary 1861-1863 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin A bound journal composes the Diary of Horace Walker, 1861-1863, documenting the daily activities of Walker as a United States Army captain in Company A of the 5th Wisconsin Volunteers. Biographical Note

United States Army Captain Horace M. Walker (1840-1863) of Company A of the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry led the first soldiers from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, into the Civil War. Walker was killed in Virginia during the Battle of Rappahanock Station on November 7, 1863.

Source:

McCrory, Thomas J. Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Wisconsin. Black Earth, Wis: Trails Books, 2005.

Scope and Contents

A bound journal composes the Diary of Horace Walker, 1861-1863, documenting the daily activities of Walker as a United States Army captain in Company A of the 5th Wisconsin Volunteers. Entries concern conditions in camps at Centreville, Maryland, and Fredericksburg, Garnets Hill, Lee’s MIll, Malvern Hill, and Williamsburg, Virginia as well as combat and casualties. Additionally, the diary includes a handwritten copy of an address by General George B. McClellan to the Army of the Potomac and lists of Wisconsin officers, supplies, and Walker’s accounts.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Walker, Horace M., 1840-1863 -- Archives Subjects (Organizations) United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865). Company A. Subjects Rappahanock Station, Battle of, Va., 1863 Places Centreville (Md.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Potomac River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. Preferred Citation

Horace Walker Diary, 1861-1863, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2H154 Diary, 1860-1863