| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Norman Norris Diary
| | | | Creator: | Norris, Norman | | | | Dates: | 1862 | | | | Abstract: | Norman L. Norris joined the Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861 during the American Civil War. The Seventh was organized at Cleveland, Ohio, and Camp Dennison, Ohio. Norris achieved the rank of corporal. He and the Seventh participated in the battles of Cross Lanes, West Virginia; and in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, and Cedar Mountain, Virginia. At Cedar Mountain, Norris sustained a shoulder wound and was sent to the Washington Street Hospital in Alexandria, where he died on September 4, 1862. The collection consists of an electrostatic copy of a transcript of the journal kept by Norman Norris during his service in the Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. There is also a pedigree chart of the Lemuel Norris family and their descendents to the fifth generation. | | | | Call #: | MS 4626 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Norris, Norman L., 1838-1862. | Norris family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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