Date Original
1861-1862
Description
This collection contains the Civil War Diary of Warren Harpin Riggs of Company G, Eleventh Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. Riggs kept his diary between 1861 and 1862.
Biographical/Historical Note
Warren Harpin Riggs was the son of Harpin and Malinda Hanson Riggs in Kirtland Hills, Ohio on October 5, 1837. The Riggs family moved to Iowa where Warren enrolled in Company G, Eleventh Regiment, Iowa Volunteers, United States Army on September 11, 1861. That same day, Riggs married Sarah Rebecca Mahaffy in Henry, Iowa. Riggs was promoted to full hospital steward on July 1, 1863 and discharged October 17, 1864 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Iowa
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.060.001
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Warren Harpin Riggs diary, SMC.060.001
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Warren Harpin Riggs diary, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
