Augustus Yenner Diary, Civil War, University of Michigan (Link)

Link to

Diary of Augustus L. Yenner

This is a wonderful Civil War Diary--it's like strange modern poetry!

He was with the Union army as it came through Ringgold, crossed Conasauga "Creek," and other places relevant to my research.

Augustus L. Yenner Diary
in the United States Civil War Collection
Bentley Library
University of Michigan

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/USCW002.0001.001



Long URL: 

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=civilwar1;cc=civilwar1;q1=REG%3DConasauga%20Creek%20%20Tenn.;rgn=div1;view=toc;idno=USCW002.0001.001;node=USCW002.0001.001%3A323

Civil War Diary: Sergeant Hassell Hopper, Co. E, 101st Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Link)

Civil War Diary: Sergeant Hassell Hopper, Company E. 101st Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The 101st Illinois Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of the 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac. The 11th and 12th Corps were sent to reinforce The Army of the Cumberland in 1863.

Link to Diary [This link is an automatic PDF download, 74 pages]
http://www.brainmist.com/civilwar/civilwar.pdf


Background: The 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac, saw action at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In 1863, the 11th and 12th Corps were transferred west to help reinforce Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland. Rosecrans assigned the two corps to guard the supply line (Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Bridgeport, Alabama).

Sources: 

Wikipedia article: "XI Corps (Union Army)"
Link to Article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XI_Corps_(Union_Army)

William S. Rosecrans and the Union Victory: A Civil War Biography
David G. Moore
Google Preview of Book, targeted page: 132
11th and 12th Corps mentioned on page 132 (transferred to Army of the Cumberland)
Short URL: http://bit.ly/Rosecrans-src-XI-and-XII-Corps-Potomac-reinforcemt

Henry Albert Potter Collection, via Seeking Michigan (selected links)

Henry Albert Potter Diary (if deep link works)
Seeking Michigan has the document images, but seems to have removed the links for browsing the Civil War database. Path for this link: from the main page, search "Henry Albert Potter."
http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/henry%20albert%20potter/order/nosort

Seeking Michigan: 
Search Result for "Henry Albert Potter Diary"
http://bit.ly/Henry-Albert-Potter-Diary-srch

Henry Albert Potter Diary: Link to the Entry about Sgt. Crotty's Horse.
http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p129401coll15/id/5563

Henry Albert Potter Diary, Feb. 8, 1864
General Thomas and Cleveland, Tennessee, entry
http://bit.ly/SeekingMichigan-Henry-Albert-Potter-Diary-Feb-8-1864

1863-12-24 Letter from Henry Albert Potter
December 24, 1863 Potter Letter Page 1
MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p129401coll15/id/2032
http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p129401coll15/id/2032/rec/10

Webpage of Potter's Descendant
This person's mother donated the diaries; he has additional information and some transcripts.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mruddy/Chicka.htm

This is a great Civil War Collection, including digitized images of original letters and diaries of Lieutenant Henry Albert Potter of the the 4th Michigan Cavalry (B, E, H).

For my project, it is particularly important because he was at Charleston, Tennessee, in 1864, and has written first-hand accounts of the camp and courier duty there, including a mention of a skirmish at Cleveland, Tennessee. He is associated with Col. Eli Long's division. He has a wonderful description of a North Georgia thunderstorm (at Villanow).

The Seeking Michigan site is not quite as easy to navigate since it removed the main link to the Civil War Documents collection, but the site has a search tool. The Potter collection has many more items than the selected ones I've listed here.