Letters from George C. Clapp to Mariette W. Clapp : autograph manuscripts signed, 1863-1865.

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Letters from George C. Clapp to Mariette W. Clapp : autograph manuscripts signed, 1863-1865.

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Contains 10 original letters and 1 typescript letter, dating from March 29 to November 27, 1863, from Clapp of Company K, 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, to his wife while with Sibley's Expedition, March-August 1863, describing early training, engagements against the Sioux Indians in the West, his furlough at his home September to October while his wife and children were elsewhere; and duty in St. Louis, Mo., as a guard at a city prison giving details on the city, women's fashions, and the fate of the prisoners in general. Also includes 2 original letters dating from February 1865 while commanding his own company in Maysville, Kentucky.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Clapp, Mariette W. 1824-1903.

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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...

Clapp, George C. (George Christopher), 1823-1891.

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United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865)

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