Edward T. Beall Civil War diaryMS.0355Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-30 07:02:30 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Edward T. Beall Civil War diary Beall, Edward T. (Edward Thomas), 1847-? MS.0355 /repositories/3/resources/435 1 items bound volume, 7.5 inches x 6 inches x 1/2 inches 1862 September-1863 October Manuscripts stacks English Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the diary of sixteen year old soldier Edward T. Beall, covering the period between September 1862 and October 1863. The diary contains very brief entries concerning regimental activities, such as miles marched and the location of camps. The volume begins with a short biographical sketch of Beall's early life. The volume also contains poetry/song, including "When This Cruel War is Over," "The Little Girl," and "Lieutenant General Jackson."

 Biographical / Historical

Edward T. Beall was born circa 1847 in West Virginia. He enlisted in the Confederate States of America in February 1862 and was a Private in Company H, 62nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. After the War, Beall was a farmer.

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 Preferred Citation

Edward T. Beall Civil War diary, 1862-1862. MS 0355. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Related Book

See the book "62nd Virginia Infantry" by Roger U. Delauter [Publisher: Lynchburg, Virginia: H.E. Howard, ©1988.] for a complete history of about Edward T. Beall's regiment.

 Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 62nd Soldiers—Virginia—Diaries Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate Confederate States of America—Poetry Diaries Diary/repositories/3/archival_objects/51581862 September-1863 OctoberEnglishScope and Contents

The diary contains very brief entries concerning regimental activities, such as miles marched and the location of camps. The volume begins with a short biographical sketch of Beall's early life. The volume also contains poetry/song, including "When This Cruel War is Over," "The Little Girl," and "Lieutenant General Jackson."

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