Alonzo A. Orr diary
Collection
Identifier: S-Coll-0003
Content Description
Pocket diary kept by Alonzo A. Orr in 1865. The diary contains brief entries on daily activities and a portion of a letter.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 January 1-November 20
Creator
- Orr, Alonzo A. (1842-1895) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Biographical Note
Alonzo A. Orr (1842-1895) was a Civil War soldier born in Old Town, Maine. He enlisted in the 18th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1862 and was wounded at the Second Battle of Petersburg on June 18, 1864. After the war, Orr lived in Lincoln and Upper Stillwater. He was a member of the Joseph Hooker Post No. 86, Grand Army of the Republic.
Full Extent
1 volume(s) (in 1 folder) ; 4 x 2 1/2 in.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Eugene S. Thurston, Sr. in 1955.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bangor Public Library Special Collections Repository