Milo Wilkinson Diary
Scope and Content
The Milo Wilkinson (MW) diary spans from January 1864 to July 1864 and details MW's experience traveling in the Union Army as a soldier and military recruiter. A majority of the entries deal with travels around Ohio. He has detailed the times of his train journeys, where he ate, where he slept, and the people with whom he came into contact. These included recruits, soldiers, and friends and family. MW also mentions troop movements and other public war news. In May and June, he wrote of his journey down to Resaca, Georgia. He details skirmishes that occurred along the way. The diary entries end shortly after MW is shot in battle in Dallas, Georgia. From June 9 to July 23, the diary is filled with a list of MW's expenses.
There is a transcription of the diary made by the Ohio University Archives in December 2005
Dates
- Creation: 1864
Creator
- Wilkinson, Milo (Person)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biography of Milo Wilkinson
Milo Wilkinson (MW) was born around 1839 in Belmont County, Ohio. He appears in the 1860 Census as a twenty-one year old clerk living in the house of his parents William Wilkinson, Jr. and Mary Ann with nine other children. The farm was in Smith Township served by the Centerville Post Office. His grandfather was probably William Wilkinson, a hotel keeper in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. MW mustered into Union Army military service for the American Civil War on December 16, 1861 at Camp Andrews, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He was eventually assigned to Company D of the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He entered the service as a private. He was appointed sergeant on June 17, 1862 and 1st sergeant some time later. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in Company D on May 9, 1864. He traveled around Ohio as a Union Army recruiter. MW participated in a Georgia battle where he received a gunshot wound on May 29, 1864. He died of disease on June 29, 1864 at a military hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was buried there.
Extent
0.1 cubic feet
Abstract
The Milo Wilkinson (MW) diary spans from January 1864 to July 1864 and details MW's experience traveling in the Union Army as a soldier and military recruiter.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is a single item.
Description Note
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Subject
- Wilkinson, Milo (Organization)
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 43rd (1861-1865) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Milo Wilkinson Diary
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Doug McCabe
- Date
- 2000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
