Burbank family letters 1861-1883 Burbank family letters

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Burbank family letters 1861-1883 Burbank family letters

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This collection contains 3 groups of letters between members of the Burbank family of Medford, Massachusetts. William Henry and Edwin C. Burbank wrote to their mother and siblings while serving in the 5th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Virginia, and New Bern, North Carolina, from 1861-1863; Edwin C. Burbank wrote to his mother and sisters while living in Paris, France, in 1867; and Ida Burbank wrote home about her life on Cumberland Island, Georgia, during the winter of 1882-1883.

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Burbank family

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William and Eliza T. Burbank of Medford, Massachusetts, had six children: William Henry, Oscar, Edwin C., Ella (b. 1846), Ida (b. 1849), and Eva. William Henry Burbank enlisted in Company E of the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861 and was promoted to quartermaster sergeant on October 8, 1862. He became a first lieutenant in the 58th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Company I, before his death at White House Landing, Virginia, on June 11, 1864. Edwin C. Burbank wa...

Burbank, William Henry, d. 1864

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Burbank, Edwin C.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)

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