Griswold family letters 1862-1879

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Griswold family letters 1862-1879

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The letters document the military experiences of Charles and Joel Griswold of Guilford, Connecticut with the 15th Connecticut Infantry and Charles' service with the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored) during the Civil War. They include accounts of the Battle of Fredericksburg, camp life and operations at Portsmouth, Newport News and Suffolk, Virginia and New Bern, North Carolina, siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, and post-war service in Brownsville, Texas. The letters are addressed to their sister Mary.

.2 linear feet; 1 box

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313973

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Griswold, Joel, 1836-1892

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United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)

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The 29th Regiment of the Connecticut Infantry was the first black regiment in Connecticut. Organized at Fair Haven and mustered in March 1864. After duty in Maryland and South Carolina, the regiment engaged in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. After the occupation of Richmond in April 1865, the regiment guarded prisoners of war at Point Lookout, Maryland. In June of 1865, the 29th was shipped to Texas, arriving at Brazos Santiago on July 3. The regiment marched to Brown...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865)

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Griswold family

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Charles and Joel Griswold were two of the nine children of Joel Griswold (1796-1879) and Mary ("Polly') Bartlett Griswold (1801-1876) of Guilford, Connecticut. Three of the Griswold sons served in the Union army during the Civil War. Charles and Joel enlisted in Company E, 15th Connecticut Infantry in 1862. Edward served in the 1st Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery. In January 1864 Charles (1841-1921) was commissioned as Captain of Company B, 29th Connecti...

Griswold, Charles, 1841-1921

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