Edmund Townsend papers 1862-1864 Townsend, Edmund

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Edmund Townsend papers 1862-1864 Townsend, Edmund

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Edmund Townsend served as quartermaster in the 3rd Delaware Infantry Regiment from 1862 to 1865. His letters to his brother Samuel describe his court martial and protracted feud with his commanding officer, Col. Jenkins. There is also a detailed description of a train accident in June 1862 which killed a number of men and horses and destroyed much of his unit's equipment.

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Jenkins, Samuel H.

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Townsend, Edmund

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United States. Army. Delaware Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1862-1865)

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Townsend, Samuel

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Epithet: Major-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x000294 Townsend, Edmund Rank : Quartermaster Regiment : 3rd Delaware Infantry Regiment (1862-1865) Service : 1862 Spring-1865 June 3 Edmund Townsend is as pugnacious a soldier as ever is likely to be found. He enlisted as Quartermaster in the 3rd Delaware Infantry, which was planned as ea...

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