John W. Carlisle Civil War diary and photographs
Collection 4505
1861-1866, undated(0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box [3 folders])
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Carlisle, John W., 1836-1903.
- Title
- John W. Carlisle Civil War diary and photographs
- ID
- 4505
- Date
- 1861-1866, undated
- Extent
- 0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box [3 folders]
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sara H. Nash.
- Language
- English
- Mixed materials (00018436) [Box]
- 1
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], John W. Carlisle Civil War diary and photographs (Collection 4505), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Scope and content note
John W. Carlisle was born in Philadelphia around 1836. He enlisted in the Union Army in Philadelphia in 1861 and served in Company F, 1st Regiment 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, and later, the 112th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He passed away in 1910 in Hampton, Virginia, and is buried at Leverington Cemetery in Philadelphia. His very detailed and extensive 190-page diary dates between 1861 to 1866 with nearly daily entries ranging from single sentences to full pages of text. Also included are a GAR reuion photograph, on verso of which is written "John Carlisle, Old Point Comfort, Died 1909," a photograph of John's brother, Godfrey N. Carlisle, dated July 1865, and four tintypes of Carlisle's family members. A full transcription of the diary is also included.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2024.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Purchased, 2022.
Accession number 2022.064.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Jordan Antiques and Antiquarian Books.
Genre(s)
- Diaries.
Subject(s)
- Diaries--19th century.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Philadelphia (Pa.)
- War diaries.