Levi B. Downs papers 1861-1888 Downs, Levi B.
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Downs, Levi B., 1839-1884 Rank : Pvt.; Lieut. (1864 July 9) Regiment : 1st Connecticut Artillery Regiment (Heavy). Battery I (1861-1865) 107th United States Infantry Regiment (Colored). Co. B (1864-1866) Service : 1861 May 23-1866 November In May, 1861, Levi B. Downs, a mechanic from Cheshire, Conn., enlisted in the 4th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, which was designated the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery the following January. After ...
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