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Diary of A.N. See
Albert Nelson "A.N." See was born in New York in 1840 but relocated to Pennsylvania to attend Allegheny COllege. Although See left college to regain his health, he instead enlisted in the United States Army, stating in his autobiography "I was not fit for the army when I enlisted but there were several others that would not go unless I went..." AN first enlisted with the 136th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sidelined once again by health issues in 1863, See continued his service as an Enrollment Officers [sic]. When his health improved, AN re-enlisted with Co. K of the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Co. K, called the "Bucktails" because of the distinctive deer fur they wore on their caps, served as Abraham Lincoln's Presidential Guard from 1862 until the end of the Civil War.
Throughout 1864, NA kept a diary detailing his observations of wartime Washington, including the July 1864 attack on Fort Stevens, and of President Lincoln and his family at the Soldiers' Home and White House. AN's eye-witness accounts offer a unique and authentic perspective on the Lincoln family and Civil War Washington. |