Ezra Stearns papers 1861-1870 Stearns, Ezra

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Ezra Stearns papers 1861-1870 Stearns, Ezra

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The Stearns collection consists of 45 letters written by Ezra Stearns to his sister, Ellen M. Brewer while he served as a private soldier in the 1st Michigan Engineers, plus two letters from his brother, Edwin (a private in the 20th Michigan Infantry), and 10 post-war letters from Stearns' wife, Mary, all written to Ellen. Ezra Stearns' letters document aspects of camp life, particularly his culinary activities as a military cook, including recipes of several dishes.

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Stearns, Mary (Mary D.)

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Stearns, Edwin.

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United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Brewer, Ellen M.

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Stearns, Ezra Rank : Private Regiment : 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment (1861-1865) Service : 1861 October 29-1864 November (?) In October, 1861, Ezra Stearns mustered into the 1st Michigan Engineers Regiment at Camp Owen, in Marshall, Mich. In February, after a winter of drilling, the regiment were sent to Tennessee, where they became one of the first Union regiments to occupy Nashville. Shortly thereafter, Stearns nar...

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Stearns, Ezra

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Resident of Boston, Mass. From the description of Quitclaim deed, 1819 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70926698 ...