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Preferred Citation:

F. N. Walker Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Diary of F. N. Walker, Captain in the 3rd South Carolina Volunteers, in which he discusses what he is reading, news he hears of battles, and marching from Manassas, Virginia, (including a visit to the battlefield of First Bull Run) to the vicinity of Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia (mentioning the statue of Lord Botetourt, College of William and Mary, and Eastern State Hospital).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Buildings and Grounds--Sculptures--Statue of Lord Botetourt
• Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
• College of William and Mary--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 30th
• Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History--19th century
• Peninsular Campaign, 1862
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865