Civil War letters, 1862.

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Civil War letters, 1862.

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The collection consists of letters written by Private Boardman to his mother while he was serving in the commissary department of Company G, 22nd Regiment New York Volunteers at Fort Monore, Virginia, and at "Fort Aspinwall" (named after the regiment's commander, Lt.-Col. Lloyd Aspinwall) near Harper's Ferry, and Bolivar, Virginia. The letters describe the rountine of camp life, guard duty, picket duty, military parades and drills, the devastated condition of the town of Harpers Ferry, deserted by its inhabitants, the military diet, the feeding of the troops in the commissary tent, supplies of fresh foods received from local vendors, visitors at camp, and the arrival of 87th Ohio Volunteers, the 111th N.Y. Volunteers, and the 15th Indiana Battery. Mention is also made of the arrival of one of [Matthew] "Brady's men" who took pictures of the regiment for sale at "infernally high" prices. Included is a carte-de-visite photograph of Boardman in militrary tunic, and a contemporary press clipping captioned "Western Virginia / The Twenty-Second New York Regiment at Bolivar".

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6752007

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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United States. Army. New York Volunteers, 22nd Infantry Regiment.

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Boardman, H. Lansdale.

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H. Lansdale Boardman served as a private in Company G, 22nd Regiment New York Volunteers, during the Civil War. From the description of Civil War letters, 1862. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122533539 ...

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

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Mathew Brady was a prominent American photographer, best known for his battlefield photos during the Civil War. From the description of Mathew Brady letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 82087446 From the description of Letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50061938 Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1823-1896) was a...