August Forsberg Memoir Transcription

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1870?Author
Forsberg, August
Subject
Forsberg, August, 1831-1910
Confederate States of America. Army. Corps of Engineers -- Personal narratives
Fort Delaware (Del.)
Fortification, Field -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Prisoners of war -- Delaware -- Fort Delaware -- History -- 19th century
Personal narratives
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This is a transcription of the Civil War memoir, c.1870?, by August Forsberg, a Swedish immigrant and engineer with the Confederate Army, including accounts of Confederate fortifications, marches and battles, and his life in a Union prisoner of war camp in Fort Delaware (Del.) The original document is available for use in Special Collections and Archives. The transcription is included here as a PDF.