Frank J. Bramhall Civil War collection 1860-1867
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Bramhall, Frank J., 1846-1907
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Following the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865), the War Fund Committee of the City of Brooklyn and County of Kings began to document the numerous aspects of local participation during the War. To this end, it undertook to publish a comprehensive account of these efforts, to be entitled Kings County in the War . This work planned to include the official record of each military unit from Kings County, the operations and activities of local commissions and aid societies, and r...
Brooklyn and Long Island Fair in Aid of the United States Sanitary Commission (1864)
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At the outset of the Civil War, the Red Cross did not exist, there was no draft, the nursing profession was nascent, and there existed no formal welfare relief for wounded soldiers and families of deceased soldiers. Private institutions, state and local governments, and individuals mobilized in order to meet the great demands of the war. Volunteer military regiments were formed through the efforts of state and local recruitment agencies, and relief was provided through existing chan...
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 84th (1861-1864)
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The 84th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was commonly known as the 14th Regiment of the New York State Militia, or the "Fighting 14th," during the American Civil War. After the War, several members of the 84th Regiment reenlisted for service in the New York State National Guard. From the guide to the 84th New York Infantry Regiment uniform records, 1862-1864, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...
War Fund Committee (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
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Andersonville Prison, represented in the collection through its hospital records and registers, was located in southwest Georgia and operated for 15 months between 1864 and 1865. The site was used by the Confederate Army as a prisoner-of-war camp for captured Union soldiers. At the time of its closure, almost 13,000 Union soldiers had died at Andersonville. The records were collected by E. P. Hopkins, a captured soldier from Ohio who worked as a steward in the prison hospital. ...
