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Pennock Huey 1864 diary with entries dated August 26 through December 8

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Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008_0002
Creator	Huey, Pennock, 1828-1903
Title	Pennock Huey 1864 diary with entries dated August 26 through December 8
Subject	Huey, Pennock, 1828-1903--Diaries Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Diaries Prisoners of war--United States--Diaries Sisters of Mercy (Charleston, S.C.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)
Description	Document of an excerpt from Pennock Huey's diary dated August 26 through December 8, 1864 while he was a prisoner of war in Charleston, South Carolina. In this 25-page document, Huey recounts the events of his capture on June 24, 1864 at the Battle of St. Mary's Church in Virginia and his subsequent moves as a prisoner of war from the battlefield to Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, then from Libby Prison through many towns in Virginia and North Carolina to Macon, Georgia, and finally to prison in and around Charleston, South Carolina. In this excerpt he talks about the difficulties of prison life and, during the move from Macon, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina, an escape attempt he and several other officers made. Included in this excerpt (in the left column of pages 8-10 and 12) are, in their own handwriting, the name, rank, unit, and address of some fellow Union officers Huey met while a prisoner of war, including L. G. Billings, Chauncey Miller, O. S. Sanford, B. F. Campbell, J. S. Hammell, Chas. H. Nichols, Jas. G. Derrickson, F. T. Sherman, Homer R. Stoughton, Geo. H. Pendleton, M. Montgomery, John Christopher, T. J. Thorp, T. H. Butler, H. W. Baldwin, Benj. S. Calef, E. L. Palmer, Charles G. A. Peterson, and Jn. O. Goodrich. Included in the left column of page 25 are the name, rank, unit, and address of one Confederate officer, a surgeon, David P. LaGrone.
Date Original	1864
Biographical/Historical Note	Pennock Huey (1828-1903) was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Huey, a farmer, and his wife Sarah. According to official records, he enlisted in and received his commission as full captain in the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry on September 17, 1861. He was promoted to full major on January 1, 1892 and to full colonel on June 25, 1863. On May 3, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville, he led the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry in a desperate charge that resulted in the death of 3 officers and 30 men. A year later (June 24, 1864) he was captured at the Battle of St. Mary's Church and imprisoned at various locations near Columbia, South Carolina, including Roper Hospital. On December 9, 1864, he was paroled during a prisoner exchange and returned to the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. On January 23, 1865, he was mustered out, and on March 13, 1865, he received promotion to Brevet Brigadier-General. After the war he married Elizabeth Waln Wistar and became a businessman.
Extent	25 scans
Format	Digital reproduction of 25-page document, 27 x 11 cm on single-column pages, and 27 x 11 cm on double-column pages.
Publisher	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital	2011-08-30
Language	English;
Type	Text
Coverage	1861-1870
Relation	Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Related items	Item provided to The Civil War in Your Attic Project by J. Wistar ("Pete") Huey III, digital donor number MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008
Rights	Permission to publish is required. Please contact Michael Scott, Digitization Supervisor/MDCH Coordinator, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-545-6342, mdch@prattlibrary.org.

Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-08-30_DON0008_0002_0001
Title	Title page
Transcript	The within was written whilst a prisoner of war

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