Article Title

Charles Minor’s Cashbook and The Diary of E.P. Harmon, a Maine Soldier in the Overland Campaign, Spring 1864

Authors

Aaron D. Purcell, Virginia Tech

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Research Note

First Page

136

Last Page

158

Abstract

On May 25, 1864, the soldiers of Company E, Fifth Maine Volunteers, destroyed the railroad tracks and property of the Virginia Central Railroad near the small depot in Hewlett’s Station, Virginia, just north of Richmond. Union soldiers procured a travel trunk that belonged to Confederate Captain Charles L.C. Minor. It contained items such as clothes, personal belongings, and a cashbook of financial records. The cashbook (a pocket-sized ledger book measuring 5.5 x 7.5 inches) included details of Minor’s financial transactions from 1860 to 1863.

Recommended Citation

Purcell, Aaron D.. "Charles Minor’s Cashbook and The Diary of E.P. Harmon, a Maine Soldier in the Overland Campaign, Spring 1864." Maine History 48, 1 (2014): 136-158. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol48/iss1/7