Jim, I only spent twenty years reseaching to find these diaries, because of their historical content, due to a citation in a 1916 history. The search was worth it. I have read numerous diaries over the years, and this is only one that has ever mentioned having to take the oath of allegiance crossing the state line from California to Nevada in regards to the Civil War. Rather than offend you with this chaff of non-genealogical material, I withdraw my offer, guess I had the wrong interpertation of what this list was about. Tim Purdy