Michigan in the Civil War
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Boies, Albert Hartson, 1844-1930.
Albert H. Boies was a soldier with Co. F, 4th Michigan Infantry during the period 1861-1864. He took part in twenty one battles and was wounded four times. At Gettysburg, he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Twenty-fourth Georgia Infantry, but he later escaped. After the war, he became an ornithologist. The collection contains a diary (1863) contain brief descriptions (in pencil) mainly of the weather and daily activities.