Owen Evans letters, 1862-1863.

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Owen Evans letters, 1862-1863.

Evans, a member of the Minnesota Sharpshooters, describes troop movements by the Army of the Potomac in Virginia (March 1862, December 1863) and Civil War battles near Fredericksburg (May 1862).

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

United States. Army. Minnesota Sharpshooters Company, 1st (1861-1865).

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Evans, Adaline, ca. 1849-

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Evans, Owen D.

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