Place of Origin

United States ➔ South Carolina ➔ Hilton Head

Date of Composition

1863

Description

G. W. Miller was a Civil War assistant surgeon at Hilton Head Hospital. In addition to descriptions of guard duty, a Captain Whipple of Salem, the weather, letters written to Hattie, his interaction with African-Americans, church attendance, and travel on the ship John Morton, his diary contains recipes. It also includes a pencil drawing of Fort Hatteras, site of a pivotal Civil War battle.