TY  - GEN
AU  - Proctor,Wilbur Huntington
TI  - Wilbur Huntington Proctor papers,
KW  - Hickcox family.
KW  - Langston family.
KW  - Proctor family.
KW  - Hickok family.
KW  - Langdon family.
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Infantry Regiment, 14th
KW  - New York Infantry Regiment, 70th (1861-1864)
KW  - Company G
KW  - New York Infantry Regiment, 86th (1861-1865)
KW  - Company K
KW  - Confectioners
KW  - Confectionery
KW  - Genealogy
KW  - Letter carriers
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - Music and war
KW  - Postal service
KW  - Railroad conductors
KW  - Street-railroads
KW  - Voyages and travels
KW  - California
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - Fort Boise (Idaho)
KW  - Idaho
KW  - Michigan
KW  - Nebraska
KW  - Ohio
KW  - Panama
KW  - San Francisco (Calif.)
KW  - New York (N.Y.)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Musicians
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Soldiers
N1  - Open to research; Microfilm edition only of diary available; no. 11,677; Microfilm of original diary currently held in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University; [S.l.]; Positive photocopies of original military records and photograph currently held in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University; [S.l.]
N2  - Diary (1864 January 1-1874 April) kept by Proctor pertaining to his military service as a musician in Company G of the 70th New York Infantry Regiment, Company K of the 86th New York Infantry Regiment, and the 14th Infantry Regiment during the U.S. Civil War and later in Idaho territory.  Documents his voyage to Panama and north along the West Coast to Fort Boise, Idaho.  Following his discharge from military service in 1868, Proctor describes his travels to San Francisco, Calif., Nebraska, Michigan, and Ohio; his ownership of a confectionery store; and his work as a streetcar conductor and mail carrier in New York, N.Y.  Includes his description of daily life as well as genealogical data for the Proctor, Hickok, and Langdon families.  Papers also include an 1891 certification of Proctor's military discharge, a 1912 certification for his military pension, and a photograph (1865 March 6) of Proctor
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