Henry M. Crydenwise letters, 1861-1866.

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Henry M. Crydenwise letters, 1861-1866.

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This collection consists of 165 items, most of which were written by Henry Crydenwise to his family. One third of the letters were written from Key West, Florida, and the remainder from Louisiana and Alabama. The Louisiana letters give full description of the siege of Port Hudson and the duties and emotions involved in leading a black company.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6762501

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Crydenwise, Sarah.

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Crydenwise, Henry M.

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Union soldier, member of the 90th New York Infantry Regiment; from Otsego County, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1861-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405743 Henry M. Crydenwise was a Union soldier from Otsego County, New York. Crydenwise enlisted in the 90th Regiment, Company A of the New York State Volunteers. His regiment was stationed in Key West, Florida, from 1861 until December 1862, then in Beaufort, South Carolina...

United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 90th. Company A.

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