Mead family papers 1861-1862 Mead family papers

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Mead family papers 1861-1862 Mead family papers

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The Mead family papers primarily document the Civil War experience of Henry Mead, of the 10th Connecticut Infantry, up to his death from typhoid fever in April 1862. Mead’s letters describe informal religious meetings, the battles of Roanoke and Newbern, and camp life.

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Mead, Sanford.

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Mead, Henry H., 1840-1862.

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United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1865)

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Long, William

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United States. Army

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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...

Mead family

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Sanford Mead was born December 20, 1803, in Fairfield, Connecticut. On February 25, 1833, he married Cynthia Husted (b. 1812), also of Connecticut, and they settled on a farm in Fairfield. They had five known children: Alexander (b. 1835), Hannah (b. 1837), Henry (1840-1862), Peter (1843-1845), and Mary (b. 1846). In 1861, Henry was mustered into service with Company I, 10th Connecticut Infantry. After fighting in the battles of Roanoke Island and Newbern, he died of typhoid fever i...