Harvey Reid Papers, 1862-1865

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Harvey Reid Papers, 1862-1865

Harvey Reid Papers, 1862-1865

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Harvey Reid joined the United States Army at Racine, Wisc., in 1862. He served with the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment through 1865, participating in the campaigns against Morgan's Confederate Cavalry in Kentucky in 1863 and later in Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas. The papers of Harvey Reid consist primarily of letters he wrote to his cousin, Will E. Reid, during Harvey Reid's service with the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The letters center around military life in camp, the movements of Reid's unit to various positions in Kentucky and Tennessee, and his ruminations on the conduct of the war. The final letter, written at the end of Sherman's march through the Carolinas, gives a critical account of the behavior of Union troops during the campaign. Also included are two letters addressed to Harvey Reid from his sister Sara. These letters discuss everyday activities of Reid's family and friends in Racine, Wisc., during the war.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection